Expandable bone device
First Claim
1. An expandable bone device comprising:
- a unitary body extending along a longitudinal axis and including a deformable distal end portion having a collapsed orientation for placement adjacent a bone structure, said deformable distal end portion comprising relatively wide, mutually contiguous support surfaces outlined by relatively narrow cutouts, said support surfaces being contiguous with the rest of the unitary body via relatively narrow deformable splines, said deformable distal end portion having an expanded orientation wherein said support surfaces are moved transversely outwards away from and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis; and
an actuator coupled to said deformable distal end portion and operative to cause movement of said deformable distal end portion between the collapsed orientation and the expanded orientation.
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Abstract
An expandable bone device including a unitary body extending along a longitudinal axis and including a deformable distal end portion having a collapsed orientation for placement adjacent a spinal structure, the deformable distal end portion including relatively wide, mutually contiguous support surfaces outlined by relatively narrow cutouts, the support surfaces being contiguous with the rest of the unitary body via relatively narrow deformable splines, the deformable distal end portion having an expanded orientation wherein the support surfaces are moved transversely outwards away from and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, and an actuator coupled to the deformable distal end portion and operative to cause movement of the deformable distal end portion between the collapsed orientation and the expanded orientation.
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21 Claims
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1. An expandable bone device comprising:
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a unitary body extending along a longitudinal axis and including a deformable distal end portion having a collapsed orientation for placement adjacent a bone structure, said deformable distal end portion comprising relatively wide, mutually contiguous support surfaces outlined by relatively narrow cutouts, said support surfaces being contiguous with the rest of the unitary body via relatively narrow deformable splines, said deformable distal end portion having an expanded orientation wherein said support surfaces are moved transversely outwards away from and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis; and
an actuator coupled to said deformable distal end portion and operative to cause movement of said deformable distal end portion between the collapsed orientation and the expanded orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An expandable bone device comprising:
a unitary body extending along a longitudinal axis and including a deformable portion having a collapsed orientation for placement adjacent a bone structure and an expanded orientation comprising a three-dimensional prismatic shape. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. (canceled)
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