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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr, Bloomingdale, NJ (US);

Oliver Buchert, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);

Assignee:

HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/441 (2013.01); A61F 2/484 (2021.08); A61F 2002/30329 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30372 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30403 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30482 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30515 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30537 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4692 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4693 (2013.01);
Abstract

A spinal implant for placement between vertebral bodies includes a first member for engaging one of the vertebral bodies, a second member for engaging an opposing one of the vertebral bodies, and at least one extendable support element for inducing movement of the entire first member away from the second member. The first member is connected to the second member such that the first member moves away from the second member by a larger distance at a first end of the implant than at a second end of the implant. A connecting member may connect the first and second members together at the second end of the implant. The connecting member may include one or more rotatable linkages, or the connecting member may be an extension of one of the first and second members slidably received within a track defined within the other of the first and second members.


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