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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2019
Wenzel Spine, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Jeremy Jon Lemoine, Leander, TX (US);
Erik Earl Emstad, Austin, TX (US);
WENZEL SPINE, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An intervertebral spacing implant, including: a seat having an interior surface and an exterior surface; branches having an anterior end and a posterior end, the anterior end of the branches coupled to the seat and extending in a direction away from the seat, each of the branches having an interior surface and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, the seat and the branches forming a cage, the exterior surface of the seat and the exterior surface of the branches defining an internal volume of the cage, the cage including fenestrations; a spacer configured to fit within the cage and move in the direction away from the seat and toward the posterior end of the plurality of branches, the spacer and the cage configured such that the branches will move from an unexpanded position to an expanded position when the spacer is urged in the direction away from the seat.