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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2019
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Charles Branch, Advance, NC (US);
Charles Fisher, Vancouver, CA;
Mladen Djurasovic, Louisville, KY (US);
Marcel Dvorak, Vancouver, CA;
Sigurd Berven, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anthony J. Melkent, Germantown, TN (US);
Jonathan M. Dewey, Memphis, TN (US);
Keith E. Miller, Germantown, TN (US);
Adriaan J. Kuyler, Germantown, TN (US);
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An expandable spinal implant includes a distal projection extending from only one side of the implant, ending in an anterior tip, the anterior portion and anterior tip defining an elongated distal end hook, which is wider than the proximal end. The distal end hook rotates around the spinal cord, aligning the implant with a desired pathway, then inserts into place in the disc space between the vertebrae. The elongated widened distal end hook provides a TLIF approach, distributes loads, provides anterior rim engagement, and creates lordosis.