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US 10,092,412 B2Granted
Interbody implant system and method
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsThomas E. Drochner, Jonathan E. Blackwell, Cristian A. Capote, Anthony J. Melkent, Michael J. Merves, Bret M. Wilfong
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Abstract
An interbody endeap comprises at least one member configured for connection with an interbody implant. The at least one member has a thickness that permits bone growth therethrough and a uniform surface configuration that resists and/or prevents egress of bone graft from a cavity of the interbody implant. Systems and methods are disclosed.
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An interbody implant comprising:
- a body comprising opposite top and bottom walls and an inner wall defining a cavity, the cavity including a first opening that extends through the top wall and a second opening that extends through the bottom wall;
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- a first member removably positioned within the first opening between the top and bottom walls so as to block a portion of the first opening,
- wherein the body includes opposite first and second endcaps, the first endcap removably engaging the second endcap within the cavity.
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An interbody implant comprising:
- a body comprising spaced apart first and second endcaps, the endcaps each including opposite top and bottom surfaces, the endcaps each comprising an inner surface, the inner surfaces defining a cavity, the cavity including a first opening and a second opening;
- a first member removably positioned within the first opening between the top surfaces and the bottom surfaces so as to block a portion of the first opening;
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- a second member removably positioned within the second opening between the top surfaces and the bottom surfaces so as to block a portion of the second opening.
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An interbody implant comprising:
- a body comprising spaced apart first and second endcaps, the endcaps each including opposite top and bottom surfaces, the endcaps each comprising an inner surface, the inner surfaces defining a cavity, the first endcap comprising a first mating part that removably engages a second mating part of the second endcap within the cavity, the cavity including a first opening and a second opening, the body further comprising spaced apart first and second recesses;
- a first member removably positioned within the first recesses between the top surfaces and the bottom surfaces so as to block a portion of the first opening;
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- a second member removably positioned within the second recesses between the top surfaces and the bottom surfaces so as to block a portion of the second opening,
- wherein the members each have a thickness that permits bone growth therethrough and a surface configuration that resists and/or prevents egress of bone graft from the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.