Spinal bone implant
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1. An implant, comprising:
- a body portion positionable in the disc space between adjacent upper and lower vertebrae;
an upper member extending from said body portion and configured to extend along the body of said upper vertebra; and
a lower member extending from said body portion and configured to extend along the body of said lower vertebra, wherein said body portion, said upper member, and said lower member are each made from bone material.
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Abstract
Implantable devices useful for creating bony fusion particularly in intervetebral spinal fusion. The device is formed of bone and has a body portion with an upper flange member and an opposite lower flange member extending from the body portion. The upper and lower flange members are at least partially demineralized to create a flexible ligament extending from the body portion. In one application, the body portion is inserted into a disc space and the flexible ligament is secured to vertebrae on either side of the disc space. Techniques are also disclosed for making the implantable devices and for inserting the implantable device into an intervertebral disc space to promote interbody fusion.
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34 Claims
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1. An implant, comprising:
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a body portion positionable in the disc space between adjacent upper and lower vertebrae;
an upper member extending from said body portion and configured to extend along the body of said upper vertebra; and
a lower member extending from said body portion and configured to extend along the body of said lower vertebra, wherein said body portion, said upper member, and said lower member are each made from bone material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An implant, comprising:
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a bone body extending between a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface; and
an upper bone member extending from said body in a first direction and a lower bone member extending from said body in a second direction opposite said first direction, wherein said upper and lower bone members are at least partially demineralized and are configured to extend along an upper vertebral body and a lower vertebral body, respectively, when said bone body is positioned in a space between the upper vertebral body and the lower vertebral body. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
said first bearing surface is adapted to contact an endplate of an upper vertebral body and said second bearing surface is adapted to contact an endplate of an adjacent lower vertebral body; and
said upper bone member extends alongside said upper vertebral body and said lower bone member extends alongside said lower vertebral body.
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14. The implant of claim 13, wherein said upper bone member and said lower bone member each have an opening formed therethrough to receive a fastener to secure the implant to the upper and lower vertebral bodies, respectively.
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15. The implant of claim 11, wherein:
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said bone body is positionable in the disc space between an upper vertebral body and a lower vertebral body; and
said upper and lower members act as a ligament extending between and connecting the upper vertebral body and the lower vertebral body.
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16. The implant of claim 11, wherein said implant is formed of a single segment of bone.
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17. A spinal fusion implant adapted for insertion into the space between adjacent first and second vertebral bodies, comprising:
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a bone body having a first bearing surface for contacting an endplate of the first vertebral body and a second bearing surface for contacting an endplate of the second vertebral body; and
at least one flexible portion extending from the bone body for securement to the first and second vertebral bodies outside the disc space. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of preparing a bone implant, comprising:
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providing a rigid bone segment having a body portion with an upper bearing surface and an opposite lower bearing surface, said rigid bone segment further including an upper flange member and an opposite lower flange member each extending from said body portion; and
at least partially demineralizing the upper and lower flange members to create a flexible upper flange member and a flexible lower flange member extending from the rigid body portion, wherein said upper and lower flange members are configured to extend along an upper vertebral body and a lower vertebral body, respectively, when said body portion is positioned in a space between the upper vertebral body and the lower vertebral body. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33)
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29. A method of preparing a bone implant, comprising:
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obtaining a rigid bone segment; and
forming from said rigid bone segment an implant having a body portion with an upper bearing surface and opposite lower bearing surface, said rigid bone segment further including an upper flange member and an opposite lower flange member each extending from said body portion, wherein said upper and lower flange members are configured to extend along an upper vertebral body and a lower vertebral body, respectively, when said body portion is positioned in a space between the upper vertebral body and the lower vertebral body. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 34)
the upper and lower bearing surfaces each extend between a leading end and a trailing end of the body portion; and
the upper and lower flange members each extend from the body portion at the trailing end.
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34. The method of claim 29, wherein the implant is formed from a single segment of bone.
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