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Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2022
Applicant:

Brigham Young University (Byu), Provo, UT (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Orr, Springville, UT (US);

Ronald Alek Sperry, Provo, UT (US);

James Anderson, Provo, UT (US);

Christian Payne, Provo, UT (US);

Brandon Sargent, Provo, UT (US);

Anton E. Bowden, Lindon, UT (US);

Larry Howell, Orem, UT (US);

Michael Bruce Frankel, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30322 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30411 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30494 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract

Compliant connectors can span gaps between support segments of an expandable implantable spinal device. The compliant connectors can lay flat when under strain in a stowed position and can expand to maintain an expanded configuration defined by the plurality of support segments when released. A minimally compact size and/or profile of the expandable implantable device may be achieved. which also achieving a relatively large size in the deployed configuration of the device.


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Orr, Daniel. (2026). Expandable compliant spinal fusion cage (U.S. Patent No. 12788577). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12788577

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