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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Zimmer Spine, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kai Zhang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Christopher J. Valois, Champlin, MN (US);
Zhibin Fang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Steven A. Zawadzki, Edina, MN (US);
David C. Kirt, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Steven E. Spangle, Bloomington, MN (US);
Zimmer Spine, Inc., Edina, MN (US);
Abstract
A composite interbody vertebral implant for facilitating fusion of adjacent vertebrae. The implant includes a first endplate of a porous metal material and a second endplate of a porous metal material which are configured to allow bone in-growth. The implant also includes a polymeric body positioned between and bonded to the first and second endplates such that polymeric material of the polymeric body is impregnated into pores of the first and second endplates to bond the components together. The implant may include a cavity extending through the composite implant configured to receive bone growth material to facilitate fusion between a first vertebra and a second vertebra.