Expandable intervertebral implant and associated method of manufacturing the same
First Claim
1. An expandable intervertebral implant defining a superior bone contacting surface, an inferior bone contacting surface spaced apart from the superior bone contacting surface along a vertical direction, the expandable intervertebral implant comprising:
- a first bone contacting member;
a second bone contacting member positioned relative to the first bone contacting member along the vertical direction or a lateral direction that is substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction; and
at least one expandable wire netting that connects the first bone contact member to the second bone contacting member,the at least one expandable wire netting comprising a plurality of interconnected individual link members, wherein adjacent link members are moveable relative to each other such that the bone contacting members are moveable relative to each other along at least the vertical direction or the lateral direction to expand the implant from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration.
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Abstract
An expandable intervertebral implant (10) includes superior (20) and inferior (30) bone contacting members and at least one vertical wire netting (50) interconnecting the superior and inferior bone contacting members. The superior and inferior bone contacting members include at least two bone contacting components interconnected via one or more lateral wire nettings such that the implant is vertically and laterally expandable in situ from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration. The vertical and lateral wire netting are preferably constructed of a plurality of individual link members. The present invention also preferably relates to an associated method of manufacturing the intervertebral implant such that the intervertebral implant can be manufactured as an integral component or part.
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31 Claims
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1. An expandable intervertebral implant defining a superior bone contacting surface, an inferior bone contacting surface spaced apart from the superior bone contacting surface along a vertical direction, the expandable intervertebral implant comprising:
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a first bone contacting member; a second bone contacting member positioned relative to the first bone contacting member along the vertical direction or a lateral direction that is substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction; and at least one expandable wire netting that connects the first bone contact member to the second bone contacting member, the at least one expandable wire netting comprising a plurality of interconnected individual link members, wherein adjacent link members are moveable relative to each other such that the bone contacting members are moveable relative to each other along at least the vertical direction or the lateral direction to expand the implant from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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14. An expandable implant device configured for insertion in an intervertebral space disposed between adjacent vertebral bodies, the expandable implant device comprising:
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superior vertebra contacting components; inferior vertebra contacting components spaced from the superior bone contacting component along a vertical direction; a first expandable wire netting that connects along the vertical direction the two superior components to the two inferior components; and a second expandable wire netting that connects along the lateral direction either
1) at least two of the superior components, or
2) at least two of the inferior components, wherein each of the superior and inferior vertebra contacting components are separately moveable relative to each other along the respective vertical direction and the lateral direction, wherein the expandable implant device is expandable from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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26. An expandable intervertebral implant defining a superior bone contacting surface, an inferior bone contacting surface spaced apart from the superior bone contacting surface along a vertical direction, the expandable intervertebral implant comprising:
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a superior bone contacting member; an inferior bone contacting member positioned relative to the superior contacting member along the vertical direction; and at least one expandable wire netting that connects along the vertical direction the superior bone contact member to the inferior bone contacting member, the at least one expandable wire netting comprising a plurality of individual links arranged in at least a first row of links and a second rows of links moveably connected to the first row of links, the first row of links moveable along a vertical direction relative to the second row of links such that the bone contacting members are moveable relative to each other along at least the vertical direction to expand the implant from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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