Expansion constraining member adapted for use with an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant and method for use thereof
First Claim
1. An implant cap movable between an insertion position for insertion into an expandable spinal implant and a deployed position for expanding the implant, the implant having upper and lower portions adapted to move apart from one another to contact adjacent upper and lower vertebral bodies, respectively, and an end with an opening configured to cooperatively receive at least a portion of said cap, said cap comprising:
- a head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface, said heed being configured to cooperatively engage the end of the implant to at least in part cover the opening in the end of the implant; and
a stem projecting from said bottom surface of said head, said stem having a distal end, opposed sides having a width therebetween, and upper and lower surfaces having a height therebetween, the width of said stem being greater than the height of said stem proximate said distal end of said stem when said cap is in the insertion position, said opposed sides being configured to move the upper and lower portions of the implant apart from one another when said cap is rotated from the insertion position to the deployed position.
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Abstract
An implant cap is disclosed for preventing the over-expansion of an expandable spinal implant and method for use therewith. An implant cap also is disclosed for moving an expandable spinal implant from a collapsed position to an expanded position with less than one full turn of the implant cap and a method for use therewith. A screw lock is disclosed for locking a bone screw to the trailing end of an expandable spinal implant and a method for use therewith.
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116 Claims
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1. An implant cap movable between an insertion position for insertion into an expandable spinal implant and a deployed position for expanding the implant, the implant having upper and lower portions adapted to move apart from one another to contact adjacent upper and lower vertebral bodies, respectively, and an end with an opening configured to cooperatively receive at least a portion of said cap, said cap comprising:
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a head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface, said heed being configured to cooperatively engage the end of the implant to at least in part cover the opening in the end of the implant; and
a stem projecting from said bottom surface of said head, said stem having a distal end, opposed sides having a width therebetween, and upper and lower surfaces having a height therebetween, the width of said stem being greater than the height of said stem proximate said distal end of said stem when said cap is in the insertion position, said opposed sides being configured to move the upper and lower portions of the implant apart from one another when said cap is rotated from the insertion position to the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An implant cap for preventing the over-expansion of an expandable spinal implant having upper and lower portions adapted to move apart from one another to contact adjacent upper and lower vertebral bodies, respectively, and an nd having an opening configured to cooperatively receive at least a portion of said cap, each of the upper and lower portions proximate the end of the implant having at least one protrusion, said cap comprising:
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a head configured to cooperatively engage the end of the implant to at least in part cover the opening, said head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface, said bottom surface having a recess adapted to cooperatively receive the protrusions to prevent the implant from expanding beyond a predetermined height by limiting movement of the protrusions apart from one another; and
a stem projecting from said bottom surface of said head, said stem being adapted for insertion into the opening of the implant. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An implant cap for preventing the over-expansion of an expandable spinal implant having upper and lower portions adapted to move apart from one another to contact adjacent upper and lower vertebral bodies, respectively, and an end having an opening configured to cooperatively receive at least a portion of said cap, each of the upper and lower portions proximate the end of the implant having a recess, said cap comprising:
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a head configured to cooperatively engage the end of the implant to at least in part cover the opening, said head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface, said bottom surface having at least one protrusion adapted to cooperatively engage the recesses in the end of the implant to prevent the implant from expanding beyond a predetermined height by limiting movement of the upper and lower portions relative to one another; and
a stem projecting from said bottom surface of said head, said stem being adapted for insertion into the opening of the implant. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A screw lock for locking a plurality of bone screws to a spinal implant, the implant having upper and lower portions adapted to move apart from one another to contact adjacent upper and lower vertebral bodies, respectively, the implant having a trailing end with a plurality of bone screw holes and an opening adapted to cooperatively receive at least a portion of said lock, said lock comprising:
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a head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface, said bottom surface being adapted to cover at least a portion of the bone screw holes when the implant is in an expanded position; and
a stem projecting from said bottom surface of said head, said stem being adapted for insertion into the opening of the trailing end of the implant to move apart the upper and lower portions to an increased height of the implant upon rotation of said stem from an insertion position to a deployed position, said stem having a non-circular cross section transverse to the longitudinal axis of said stem. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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106. A method for engaging an end cap having a stem to an expandable spinal implant having an end, the method comprising the steps of:
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inserting the stem of the end cap into the end of the implant;
rotating the stem of the end cap to expand the height of the implant; and
using a portion of the end cap to prevent the implant from expanding beyond a predetermined height. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116)
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