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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Spinesmith Partners, L.p., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SpineSmith Partners, L.P., Austin, TX (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 2002/2817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2842 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2867 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30204 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00293 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention comprises a combination of biological elements that will naturally remodel in vivo based on applied mechanical forces. The final composition will possess mechanical properties similar to cartilage or a disc, and significantly less stiff than bone or implants comprised of metals or plastics. The equilibrium stress conduction will minimize unnatural forces on neighboring healthy discs.