Implant with arched bone contacting elements
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1. An implant, comprising:
- a body including a peripheral structure bounding an interior region, and a first support beam extending through the interior region; and
a second support beam extending through the interior region;
a first arched bone contacting element having two ends and is attached to the first support beam; and
a second arched bone contacting element having two ends and is attached to the first support beam;
wherein the first arched bone contacting element includes an arched portion and at least one flared leg;
wherein the at least one flared leg includes a first portion attached to the body and a second portion proximate the arched portion; and
wherein the first portion has a first cross-sectional shape and wherein the second portion has a second cross-sectional shape that is different than the first portion cross-sectional shape; and
wherein the first cross-sectional shape is elliptic and the second cross-sectional shape is circular.
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Abstract
An implant that includes a body and a plurality of arched bone contacting elements is disclosed. The body includes a peripheral structure and three support beams extending in a central region of the peripheral structure. Arched bone contacting elements extend between adjacent beams and between beams and the peripheral structure. The arched bone contacting elements include flared legs. The arched bone contacting elements may be arranged in V-like configurations on the superior and inferior sides.
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1. An implant, comprising:
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a body including a peripheral structure bounding an interior region, and a first support beam extending through the interior region; and
a second support beam extending through the interior region;a first arched bone contacting element having two ends and is attached to the first support beam; and a second arched bone contacting element having two ends and is attached to the first support beam; wherein the first arched bone contacting element includes an arched portion and at least one flared leg; wherein the at least one flared leg includes a first portion attached to the body and a second portion proximate the arched portion; and
wherein the first portion has a first cross-sectional shape and wherein the second portion has a second cross-sectional shape that is different than the first portion cross-sectional shape; andwherein the first cross-sectional shape is elliptic and the second cross-sectional shape is circular. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An implant, comprising:
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a body including a lateral axis, a posterior-anterior axis that extends perpendicular to the lateral axis, and a vertical axis that extends perpendicular to the lateral axis and the posterior-anterior axis; the body including a peripheral structure bounding an interior region, and a first support beam extending through the interior region substantially parallel to the posterior-anterior axis;
a second support beam extending through the interior region substantially parallel to the posterior-anterior axis; and
a third support beam extending through the interior region substantially parallel to the posterior-anterior axis;a first arched bone contacting element oriented at a first angle with respect to the lateral axis and a second arched bone contacting element oriented at a second angle with respect to the lateral axis; and wherein the first angle is different from the second angle; wherein the first arched bone contacting element and the second arched bone contacting element are arranged in a first V-like configuration on the body; and wherein the first V-like configuration is centered around the second support beam. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An implant, comprising:
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a body comprising a peripheral structure, a first support beam having a first end and a second end and a second support beam having a first end and a second end, the first support beam and the second support beam being approximately coplanar; wherein the peripheral structure bounds an interior region and wherein the first support beam and the second support beam span the interior region such that the first end and the second end of the first support beam both touch the peripheral structure of the body and the first end and the second end of the second support beam both touch the peripheral structure of the body; a first arched bone contacting element extending from a portion of the peripheral structure to an intermediate portion of the first support beam; and a second arched bone contacting element extending from the first support beam to the second support beam. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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