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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Meditech Spine, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen B. James, Cumming, GA (US);
Adam Sclafani, Uniontown, OH (US);
Eric Flickinger, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
MEDITECH SPINE, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3023 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3083 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30266 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30822 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30828 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are improved spinal implants that are configured to help prevent post-operative migration of the implant. In some embodiments, the implant system includes multi-axial tooth geometry and other geometrical configurations such as but not limited to peripheral curvatures that aid in the prevention of such post-operative migration. Also disclosed are asymmetrical implants having superior and inferior surfaces with different angulations relative to the sagittal midline.