Expandable non-threaded spinal fusion device
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1. A fusion implant system for promoting fusion of adjacent bone structures wherein the fusion implant system contains a bone fusion inducing substance packed therein, the fusion implant system comprising:
- a fusion implant having at least two separable sections, each section including arches and at least two lateral stabilizers having a longitudinal axis transverse to the arches.
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Abstract
An apparatus for facilitating the fusion of adjacent bone structures includes implant members configured for insertion within a space defined between adjacent bone structures. The device provides a series of resilient supporting arches which serve to act as spacers between two adjacent bone structures. The implant members include a longitudinal portion separated by a plurality of ribs and a lateral chamber used to accommodate various sized spacer rods.
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1. A fusion implant system for promoting fusion of adjacent bone structures wherein the fusion implant system contains a bone fusion inducing substance packed therein, the fusion implant system comprising:
a fusion implant having at least two separable sections, each section including arches and at least two lateral stabilizers having a longitudinal axis transverse to the arches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for fusion of adjacent vertebrae having a disk space therebetween, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing the disk space and forming a bore therein;
implanting a fusion implant device within the bore, the fusion implant device including at least two sections, each section including arches and at least two lateral stabilizers having a longitudinal axis transverse to the arches, each lateral stabilizer having a channel along the longitudinal axis;
positioning the at least two sections of the fusion implant within the bore so that the arches penetrate the bone material of the adjacent vertebrae and defining a core area therebetween; and
inserting a spacer along the channel of each lateral stabilizer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
inserting an insertion tool within the bore, the insertion tool including a handle and a tip structure, the tip structure being received within the bore; and
expanding the tip structure within the bore against the at least two sections of the fusion implant thereby forcing the arches into adjacent bone material.
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13. The method according to 11, further comprising the step of packing the core area with fusion promoting material.
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14. The method according to 11, wherein the channels of the lateral stabilizers and the spacers include mating apparatus to thereby enhance engagement of the lateral stabilizers and the spacers during the inserting step.
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15. The method according to 11, wherein the spacer further includes a set of various sized spacers for varying a distance between the at least two sections.
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16. A nonthreaded fusion implant system to be implanted in and promote fusion within one or more bone structures, wherein the fusion implant system contains a bone fusion inducing substance packed therein, the fusion implant system comprising:
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a fusion implant comprising two halves, each half including arches having an outside portion and an inside portion, wherein the outside portion and the inside portion meet at a confluent edge;
lateral stabilizers positioned along a longitudinal axis of each fusion implant half, the lateral stabilizers having notches or threads along an internal periphery along the longitudinal axis;
slotted spacers positioned along the longitudinal axis of the lateral stabilizers; and
wherein the confluent edges of the arches include a slope between 30 and 45 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the fusion implant halves.- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A fusion implant system for promoting fusion of adjacent bone structures wherein the fusion implant system contains a bone fusion inducing substance packed therein, the fusion implant system comprising:
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a fusion implant having at least two sections, each section including arches, and at least two lateral stabilizers having a longitudinal axis transverse to the arches, wherein the lateral stabilizers include channels along the longitudinal axis and the arches include slots. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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