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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2015
Applicants:
James C. Robinson, Atlanta, GA (US);
John E. Pendleton, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
James C. Robinson, Atlanta, GA (US);
John E. Pendleton, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
SPECTRUM SPINE IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3024 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3052 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3078 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30131 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30235 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30481 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30494 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30497 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30523 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30601 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable vertebral body replacement is presented. The device has an inner and outer housing longitudinally moveable on one-another which locks in place using a retention member. This can be locked or fortified by several described options. Also presented is a method for expanding said device embodiments and a system for an expandable vertebral body replacement.