Adjustable bone fusion implant and method
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1. An adjustable bone fusion implant comprising:
- a first plate having an interior face and an opposing exterior face;
a second plate having an interior face and an opposing exterior face;
means for connecting the first plate to the second plate such that the first plate and the second plate can be selectively manually separated and such that the first plate and the second plate are mechanically stopped from collapsing toward each other once separated; and
a discrete reinforcing member of a predetermined shape selectively positioned between the first plate and the second plate.
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Abstract
An adjustable bone fusion implant includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of spaced apart expandable sidewalls extending therebetween. The top surface, bottom surface, and pair of expandable sidewalls at least partially bound a compartment therebetween. A discrete reinforcing member has a predetermined shape. The reinforcing member is selectively positioned within or outside of the compartment such that a compressive force applied on the top surface and bottom surface of the housing is transferred through the reinforcing member.
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1. An adjustable bone fusion implant comprising:
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a first plate having an interior face and an opposing exterior face;
a second plate having an interior face and an opposing exterior face;
means for connecting the first plate to the second plate such that the first plate and the second plate can be selectively manually separated and such that the first plate and the second plate are mechanically stopped from collapsing toward each other once separated; and
a discrete reinforcing member of a predetermined shape selectively positioned between the first plate and the second plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An adjustable bone fusion implant comprising:
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a housing comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of spaced apart expandable sidewalls extending therebetween, the top surface, bottom surface, and pair of expandable sidewalls at least partially bounding a compartment therebetween; and
a discrete reinforcing member having a predetermined shape, the reinforcing member being selectively positioned within the compartment of the housing such that a compressive force applied on the top surface and bottom surface of the housing is transferred through the reinforcing member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An adjustable bone fusion implant comprising:
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a housing comprising a top plate, a bottom plate, and a pair of spaced apart expandable sidewalls extending therebetween, the top plate and the bottom plate at least partially bounding a compartment therebetween; and
a discrete reinforcing member having a predetermined shape, the reinforcing member being selectively positioned between the top plate and the bottom plate such that a compressive force applied on the top plate and bottom plate of the housing is transferred through the reinforcing member along at least substantially the entire length of the reinforcing member. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An adjustable bone fusion implant comprising:
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a housing comprising a top plate, a bottom plate, and a pair of spaced apart expandable sidewalls extending therebetween, the top plate and the bottom plate at least partially bounding a compartment therebetween, the housing having a first end with a first height and an opposing second end with a second height, the second height being greater that the first height; and
a discrete reinforcing member having a predetermined shape, the reinforcing member being selectively positioned between the top plate and the bottom. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An adjustable bone fusion implant kit comprising:
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a housing comprising a top plate, a bottom plate, and a pair of spaced apart expandable sidewalls extending therebetween, the top plate and the bottom plate at least partially bounding a compartment therebetween, the expandable sidewalls being selectively expandable so that the housing is correspondingly expandable between a plurality of sizes; and
a plurality of discrete reinforcing members, each reinforcing member having a different size corresponding to one of the plurality of sizes of the housing, each of the reinforcing members being configured to be selectively inserted between the top plate and the bottom plate of the housing when the housing is adjusted to the size of the corresponding reinforcing member. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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