LINKED SLIDEABLE AND INTERLOCKABLE ROTATABLE COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising:
- a component guide;
at least one linkable segment engaged with the component guide, the linkable segment having a distal end, a proximal end, and at least one aperture therethrough to receive the component guide, said at least one linkable segment adapted to rotate from a first orientation relative to the component guide to a second orientation relative to the component guide different than the first orientation.
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Abstract
Medical devices having one or more rotatable linkable components or segments, delivered in a first orientation relative to a component guide into a tissue cavity, such as the interbody vertebral space. After delivery, each segment may be rotated to a second, different orientation relative to the component guide, such as into a permanent vertical standing position. The segments achieve maximum distraction of the cavity space such as adjacent vertebra end plates, while using a minimal invasive surgical (MIS) approach. When the segments are tightened in place, the device provides long-term stability. The device can be used as a distraction instrument and/or permanent implant that can be used for interbody fusion, nuclear replacement, or anywhere in the body where a stable distraction of tissue and/or the implantation of material such as a device with an MIS approach is desired.
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26 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a component guide;
at least one linkable segment engaged with the component guide, the linkable segment having a distal end, a proximal end, and at least one aperture therethrough to receive the component guide, said at least one linkable segment adapted to rotate from a first orientation relative to the component guide to a second orientation relative to the component guide different than the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A medical device comprising:
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a component guide;
at least one linkable segment engaged with the component guide, each of the at least one linkable segments including a first region and a second region hingedly secured to the first region, and each of the at least one linkable segment being introduced to a proximity of tissue to be distracted such that the first and second regions are in a first orientation, and at least the first region rotating to a second orientation different from the first orientation upon an occurrence of a condition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for manipulation of tissue, comprising:
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introducing a linkable segment through a cannula in a first orientation relative to a component guide, said linkable segment having at least one aperture therethrough to receive the component guide; and
rotating the linkable segment from the first orientation to a second orientation relative to the component guide. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification