Instrumentation for inserting and deploying an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant
Abstract
System comprising an expandable spinal implant provided with an expansion device suitable for increasing the height of said implant and apparatus for inserting said expandable implant, said system comprising: said expandable spinal implant (100, 200, 1100, 1700) provided an expansion device (120, 1120) adapted to increase the height of said expandable spinal implant (100, 200, 1100, 1700) and a trailing end (104, 1104, 1704), providing said implant (100, 200, 1100 , 1700) of an upper element (106, 1106, 1706) and a lower movable element (108, 1108, 1708) relative to said upper element (106, 1106, 1706); and said mechanism comprising a support implant (500, 1200, 1800) having a longitudinal axis, a passage (1212, 1812) along the longitudinal axis, and a distal end (522, 1204, 1804); and an expansion unit (600, 1300) adapted to be coupled to said expandable implant (100, 200, 1100, 1700), being provided with said expansion unit (600, 1300) of a shaft (602, 1302) adapted to pass through said passage (1212, 1812) of the implant (500, 1200, 1800) support, having said axis (602, 1302) of said expansion unit (600, 1300) a distal end (604, 1304) suitable to engage the expansion device (120, 1120) of said expandable implant (100, 200, 1100, 1700); characterized by the fact that said distal end (522, 1204, 1804) of said implant holder (500, 1200, 1800) has a hooking zone of suitable implant to lock combined with said implant (100, 200, 1100, 1700 ) and remain locked together to said implant (100, 200, 1100, 1700) while said implant (100, 200, 1100, 1700) expands to move from an unexpanded position to an expanded position, the said attachment area of the implant suitable protrusions to contact said upper and lower elements while said implant (100,200, 1100, 1700) moving from an expanding unexpanded position to an expanded position.
Term
No projected expiry on record.
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Numbers
- Application
- 2703299
Titles2
- German
- INSTRUMENT ZUM EINFÜHREN UND SPREITEN EINES ZWISCHENWIRBELFUSIONSIMPLANTATS
- English
- INSTRUMENT FOR INTRODUCING AND SPREADING A INTERMEDIATE FUSION IMPLANT
Classification
- CPC, 21
- A61F2/44
- A61F2/4601
- A61F2/4603
- A61F2/4611
- A61F2002/30143
- A61F2/4637
- A61F2002/30224
- A61F2002/30235
- A61F2002/30428
- A61F2002/30487
- A61F2002/30574
- A61F2002/30579
- A61F2002/30777
- A61F2002/30787
- A61F2002/30975
- A61F2002/4623
- A61F2002/4627
- A61F2002/4642
- A61F2220/0025
- A61F2230/0017
- A61F2230/0069
- IPC, 5
- A61B17 56
- A61F2 00
- A61F2 30
- A61F2 44
- A61F2 46