Surgical implant
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1. A surgical implant comprising:
- a first end plate having four sides and four corners, a substantially V-shaped notch being formed on each side between each adjacent pair of corners so as to give the first end plate a substantially X-shaped configuration;
a second end plate spaced apart from the first end plate, a central longitudinal axis centrally extending between the first end plate and the second end plate;
four spaced apart beams extending from the first end plate to the second end plate at locations spaced apart from the central longitudinal axis, an open passageway extending between each adjacent pair of the beams and intersecting with the central longitudinal axis, wherein the first end plate, the second end plate, and the beams are integrally formed as a one piece construction from a single piece of material and wherein each of the beams has a planar bearing surface, the planar bearing surfaces of two adjacent beams being coplanar; and
a plurality of retention barbs projecting from each of the planar bearing surfaces that are coplanar, at least a portion of each retention barb outwardly projecting orthogonal to the plane of the planar bearing surfaces.
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A surgical implant includes a first end plate having a substantially X-shaped configuration. A second end plate is spaced apart for the first end plate. A central longitudinal axis centrally extends between the first end plate and the second end plate. Four spaced apart beams extend from the first end plate to the second end plate at location spaced apart form the central longitudinal axis. An open passageway extends between each adjacent pair of the beams and intersects with the central longitudinal axis.
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39 Claims
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1. A surgical implant comprising:
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a first end plate having four sides and four corners, a substantially V-shaped notch being formed on each side between each adjacent pair of corners so as to give the first end plate a substantially X-shaped configuration; a second end plate spaced apart from the first end plate, a central longitudinal axis centrally extending between the first end plate and the second end plate; four spaced apart beams extending from the first end plate to the second end plate at locations spaced apart from the central longitudinal axis, an open passageway extending between each adjacent pair of the beams and intersecting with the central longitudinal axis, wherein the first end plate, the second end plate, and the beams are integrally formed as a one piece construction from a single piece of material and wherein each of the beams has a planar bearing surface, the planar bearing surfaces of two adjacent beams being coplanar; and a plurality of retention barbs projecting from each of the planar bearing surfaces that are coplanar, at least a portion of each retention barb outwardly projecting orthogonal to the plane of the planar bearing surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical implant for fusing together two adjacent bones or pieces of bone, the surgical implant comprising:
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a first end plate comprising a solid central portion and four legs, each leg outwardly projecting from the central portion to a corner disposed on an outer end of the leg so that the first end plate has a substantially X-shaped configuration, the corners being disposed such that when the first end plate is viewed in a top plan view, an imaginary straight line can be drawn between the corners of opposing legs that continuously remains on or in the first end plate; a second end plate spaced apart from the first end plate; a plurality of spaced apart beams, each beam longitudinally extending from a corresponding one of the legs of the first end plate to the second end plate, each of the beams having a planar bearing surface, the planar bearing surfaces of two adjacent beams being coplanar; and a plurality of retention barbs projecting from each of the planar bearing surfaces that are coplanar, at least a portion of each retention barb outwardly projecting orthogonal to the plane of the planar bearing surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A surgical implant for fusing two adjacent bones or pieces of bone, the implant comprising:
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a first end plate; a second end plate spaced apart from the first end plate along a central longitudinal axis; four spaced apart beams longitudinally extending from the first end plate to the second end plate; and a support structure positioned between the first and second end plates at a location spaced apart from the first and second end plates, the support structure comprising a body having four side faces each extending between a top face and an opposing bottom face, the top and bottom faces each intersecting the central longitudinal axis, the side faces each facing a separate direction away from and not intersecting the central longitudinal axis, each pair of adjacent side faces intersecting along a side corner that is superimposed within a corresponding beam, a separate channel being formed on each side face, each channel extending in the longitudinal direction from the top face to the bottom face so as not to intersect the central longitudinal axis, a first top channel being recessed on the top face of the body and extending between two of the side faces of the body. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A surgical implant comprising:
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a first end plate having four sides and four corners, a V-shaped notch being formed on each side between each adjacent pair of corners so as to give the first end plate a substantially X-shaped configuration; a second end plate spaced apart from the first end plate, a central longitudinal axis centrally extending between the first end plate and the second end plate; four spaced apart beams extending from the four corners of the first end plate to the second end plate, an open passageway extending between each adjacent pair of the beams and intersecting with the central longitudinal axis, wherein each of the beams has a planar bearing surface, the planar bearing surfaces of two adjacent beams being coplanar, and wherein the legs to which adjacent beams are connected move toward one another, but do not touch one another in response to the application of a compressive force between the adjacent beams on the bearing surfaces; and a plurality of retention barbs projecting from each of the planar bearing surfaces that are coplanar, at least a portion of each retention barb outwardly projecting orthogonal to the plane of the planar bearing surfaces.
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