Expandable intervertebral implant
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1. An expandable intervertebral implant, comprising:
- a body having a longitudinal axis and including first and second axial walls spaced apart along a transverse axis, said first axial wall including a first pair of opposite end portions, said second axial wall including a second pair of opposite end portions, said first pair of end portions interconnected with said second pair of end portions; and
an expansion member co-acting with said first and second axial walls to expand said body along said transverse axis.
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Abstract
An expandable intervertebral implant including a body having a longitudinal axis and including first and second axial walls spaced apart along a transverse axis, and first and second transverse end walls extending between and interconnecting the first and second axial walls. The intervertebral implant includes an expansion member co-acting with the axial walls to expand the body along the transverse axis.
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1. An expandable intervertebral implant, comprising:
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a body having a longitudinal axis and including first and second axial walls spaced apart along a transverse axis, said first axial wall including a first pair of opposite end portions, said second axial wall including a second pair of opposite end portions, said first pair of end portions interconnected with said second pair of end portions; and
an expansion member co-acting with said first and second axial walls to expand said body along said transverse axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An expandable intervertebral implant, comprising:
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a body having a longitudinal axis and including first and second axial walls spaced apart along a transverse axis, said body including first and second transverse end walls extending between and interconnecting opposing end portions of said first and second axial walls; and
means for expanding said first and second axial walls along said transverse axis.
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31. An expandable intervertebral implant, comprising:
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a body having a longitudinal axis and including first and second axial walls extending generally along said longitudinal axis and spaced apart along a transverse axis; and
an expansion member co-acting with said first and second axial walls to expand said body along said transverse axis such that said first and second axial walls are outwardly deformed to define a convex outer curvature along said longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An expandable intervertebral implant, comprising:
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a body having a longitudinal axis and including first and second axial walls spaced apart along a transverse axis, said body including first and second transverse end walls extending between and interconnecting opposing end portions of said first and second axial walls; and
an expansion member co-acting with said first and second axial walls to transition said body from an initial configuration to an expanded configuration wherein said first and second axial walls are outwardly deformed away from one another along said transverse axis. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An expandable intervertebral implant, comprising:
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a fusion cage having a longitudinal axis and including first and second axial walls extending generally along said longitudinal axis and spaced apart along a transverse axis, said fusion cage defining an inner chamber having a central portion and opposite first and second end portions;
an expansion member positioned within said central portion of said inner chamber and co-acting with said first and second axial walls to expand said fusion cage along said transverse axis; and
a bone growth promoting material positioned within said first and second end portions of said inner chamber on opposite sides of said expansion member. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A surgical method, comprising:
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providing an expandable intervertebral implant having a longitudinal axis and including first and second axial walls spaced apart along a transverse axis, the body including first and second transverse end walls extending between and interconnecting opposing end portions of the first and second axial walls;
inserting the intervertebral implant within an intervertebral space with the first and second axial walls positioned adjacent respective first and second vertebral bodies; and
expanding the first and second axial walls along the transverse axis to engage the first and second axial walls against the respective first and second vertebral bodies. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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