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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2019
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Marcel Sicotte, San Francisco, CA (US);
Damien J. Shulock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
An expandable implant includes a structural insert to provide a robust connection between an insertion instrument and the expandable implant. The structural insert can be made from a different material than the remainder of the implant to withstand compressive, tensile, shear, and torsional loads which may be present while inserting the implant into a patient. The structural insert may be formed as part of a bottom member of the implant or may be a separate element inserted into the implant body. The structural insert may provide a threaded connection to an insertion instrument. The expandable implant may include a bone graft port in fluid communication with a bone graft opening extending through the implant body.