PLIF opposing wedge ramp
First Claim
1. A spinal fusion device for placement in the disk space between adjacent vertebrae comprising a hollow body having an upper section with a top surface for contacting one vertebra and a lower section with a bottom surface for contacting the adjacent vertebra, said top surface and said bottom surface having means for engaging adjacent vertebrae, depending sidewalls extending from said top surface terminating in a first inclined plane, upstanding sidewalls projecting from said bottom surface terminating in a second inclined plane, said upper section having a first end wall, said lower section having a second end wall, said first end wall including a first slot and said second end wall including a second slot, a link having a first end slidably mounted in said first slot and a second end slidably mounted within said second slot, whereby said link is slidably mounted in said first end wall and said second end wall and said upper section and said lower section may move apart;
- said first end wall including a first clamping flange configured to engage a vertebral body above said device and said second end wall including a second flange configured to engage a vertebral body below said device.
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Abstract
A spinal fusion implant for implantation between adjacent vertebrae is formed in the approximate shape of a hollow cube. The device has an upper section and a lower section separated by a distractor all of which are relatively movable. The sidewalls of the upper section and the lower section terminate in inclined planes so that the sections move away from each other as the wedge shaped increases the height of the device. The upper section and lower section each includes a clamping flange. The clamping flange on the upper section engages the vertebral body above the implant and the clamping flange on the lower section engages the vertebral body below the implant. The distractor has a pair of clamping flanges on an end wall wherein one of the pair engages the vertebral body above the implant and the other engages the vertebral body below the implant. The clamping flanges provide a clamping action between adjacent vertebral bodies to restore alignment and stabilize the vertebral segments.
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1. A spinal fusion device for placement in the disk space between adjacent vertebrae comprising a hollow body having an upper section with a top surface for contacting one vertebra and a lower section with a bottom surface for contacting the adjacent vertebra, said top surface and said bottom surface having means for engaging adjacent vertebrae, depending sidewalls extending from said top surface terminating in a first inclined plane, upstanding sidewalls projecting from said bottom surface terminating in a second inclined plane, said upper section having a first end wall, said lower section having a second end wall, said first end wall including a first slot and said second end wall including a second slot, a link having a first end slidably mounted in said first slot and a second end slidably mounted within said second slot, whereby said link is slidably mounted in said first end wall and said second end wall and said upper section and said lower section may move apart;
- said first end wall including a first clamping flange configured to engage a vertebral body above said device and said second end wall including a second flange configured to engage a vertebral body below said device.
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