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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Arnold, San Diego, CA (US);
Rich Mueller, Carlsbad, CA (US);
William Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Sharath Bellary, Cumberland, MD (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3055 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30235 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30393 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30395 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30601 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30772 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30777 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30779 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30785 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30789 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4622 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4628 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention involves a system and methods for assembling and implanting a vertebral body implant. The vertebral body implant includes, but is not necessarily limited to, an expandable core body and endplates that can be attached at both ends. Endplates of various shapes, sizes and angles are attachable to the expandable core so that a suitable vertebral body implant can be implanted between vertebrae.