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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Asfora Ip, Llc, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Inventors:
Wilson Theophilo Asfora, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Daniel S. Savage, Brecksville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Asfora IP, LLC, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/446 (2013.01); A61B 17/7065 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3052 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3085 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30482 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods and devices for spinal fusion are disclosed. In particular, certain disclosed embodiments are configured to permit the addition of lordosis to a spinal fusion cage after implantation through the use of various expansion mechanisms to spread arms of the spinal fusion cage. Disclosed embodiments may include the use of a threaded wedge to expand the arms, the use of a keel within a series of detents, the use of supplemental fixation screws, and the use of a rotating cam.