Implant with Nested Members and Methods of Use
First Claim
1. An implant movable between collapsed and expanded orientations to space apart first and second vertebral members, the implant comprising:
- a first contact surface to contact against the first vertebral member;
a second contact surface to contact against the second vertebral member;
an outer wall extending between the first and second contact surfaces and comprising a plurality of separate outer wall sections positioned in a nested arrangement; and
an enclosed inner chamber positioned within the outer wall and formed by a plurality of separate struts positioned in a nested arrangement;
in the collapsed orientation, the implant having a first height measured between the contact surfaces and having a greater amount of overlap in the plurality of separate outer wall sections and a greater amount of overlap in the plurality of separate struts;
in the expanded orientation, the implant having a greater second height measured between the contact surfaces and having a lesser amount of overlap in the plurality of separate outer wall sections and a lesser amount of overlap in the plurality of separate struts;
the enclosed inner chamber being sealed to contain a substance in both the collapsed and expanded orientations.
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Abstract
Vertebral implants that may be movable between collapsed and expanded orientations to space apart first and second vertebral members. The implants may include first and second contact surfaces to contact against the vertebral members. The implants may include nested struts. The implants may have a first height measured between the contact surfaces in the collapsed orientation with a first amount of overlap in the struts. The implants may have a second height in the expanded orientation with a lesser amount of overlap in the struts.
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20 Claims
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1. An implant movable between collapsed and expanded orientations to space apart first and second vertebral members, the implant comprising:
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a first contact surface to contact against the first vertebral member; a second contact surface to contact against the second vertebral member; an outer wall extending between the first and second contact surfaces and comprising a plurality of separate outer wall sections positioned in a nested arrangement; and an enclosed inner chamber positioned within the outer wall and formed by a plurality of separate struts positioned in a nested arrangement; in the collapsed orientation, the implant having a first height measured between the contact surfaces and having a greater amount of overlap in the plurality of separate outer wall sections and a greater amount of overlap in the plurality of separate struts; in the expanded orientation, the implant having a greater second height measured between the contact surfaces and having a lesser amount of overlap in the plurality of separate outer wall sections and a lesser amount of overlap in the plurality of separate struts; the enclosed inner chamber being sealed to contain a substance in both the collapsed and expanded orientations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An implant movable between collapsed and expanded orientations to space apart first and second vertebral members, the implant comprising:
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a first contact surface to contact against the first vertebral member; a second contact surface to contact against the second vertebral member; an outer wall extending between the first and second contact surfaces; an enclosed chamber positioned within the outer wall and formed by a plurality of nested struts; an interior space formed between the outer wall and the inner chamber; the implant having a first height measured between the contact surfaces in the collapsed orientation with a first amount of overlap in the plurality of struts and a second height in the expanded orientation with a lesser amount of overlap in the plurality of separate struts. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An implant movable between collapsed and expanded orientations to space apart first and second vertebral members, the implant comprising:
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a first member with a first contact surface to contact against the first vertebral member, a first outer sidewall, and a first interior strut; a second member with a second contact surface to contact against the second vertebral member, a second outer sidewall, and a second interior strut; an intermediate member with a third strut; the members positioned together with the struts in a nested arrangement to form a sealed chamber, the members movable between the collapsed orientation having a first height measured between the contact surfaces and having a first amount of overlap in the struts and the expanded orientation with a greater second height and a lesser amount of overlap in the struts. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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