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EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

  • US 20100286783A1
  • Filed: 01/21/2009
  • Published: 11/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An expandable intervertebral implant comprising:

  • a superior bone contacting member including at least two bone contacting components interconnected via a first lateral wire netting;

    an inferior bone contacting member including at least two bone contacting components interconnected via a second lateral wire netting; and

    at least one vertical wire netting interconnecting the superior and inferior bone contacting members, wherein the first lateral wire netting, the second lateral wire netting and the vertical wire netting comprise a plurality of individual link members, the implant being expandable in situ from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration, the implant having a first height and a first width in the first insertion configuration and a second height and a second width in the second expanded configuration, the second height being larger than the first height and the second width being larger than the first width.

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