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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2012
Applicant:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Elahinia, Toledo, OH (US);
Anand Agarwal, Ottawa Hills, OH (US);
Vijay Goel, Holland, OH (US);
Walter Anderson, Maumee, OH (US);
Cory Chapman, Maumee, OH (US);
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30047 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30464 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30472 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30542 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30545 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30607 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30609 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30612 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30637 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4415 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00976 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inter-vertebral cage for use in repairing a damaged inter-vertebral disc includes a plurality of cage sections and a hinge element that connects adjacent ones of the cage sections together for relative movement. The hinge elements automatically urge the cage sections to move from an extended orientation to an installed orientation.