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US 10,881,528 B2Granted
Center lordotic mesh cage
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Howard, Jason Gray
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Abstract
An implant assembly including a curved mesh cage and angled endplates. The implant assembly offers a safe and secure mesh cage while providing lordosis/kyphosis angling at the center of the construct instead of at the end of the cage only. One or more angled endplates may be included which allow the surgeon to make a construct unique to the patient's anatomy. The endplates press-fit into corresponding holes in the mesh cage for a secure fit.
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A method for implanting an implant assembly, comprising:
- coupling a first endplate having a first lordotic angle and a first height to a first end of a tubular cage of the implant assembly;
- coupling a second endplate having a second lordotic angle and a second height to a second end of the tubular cage;
- inserting the implant assembly between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body, wherein the first endplate is configured to engage the first vertebral body and the second endplate is configured to engage the second vertebral body,
- wherein the tubular cage includes an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the cage extends from the first end to the second end, contains a plurality of openings extending from the outer surface to the inner surface, and wherein a longitudinal axis of the cage is curved, wherein the first endplate and the second endplate each comprise one or more tabs configured to limit torsional movement of the first endplate and the second endplate relative to the cage, and wherein the one or more tabs of the first endplate extend towards the second endplate and the one or more tabs of the second endplate extend towards the first endplate.
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A method for implanting an implant assembly, comprising:
- coupling a first endplate having a first lordotic angle and a first height to a first end of a mesh cage of the implant assembly;
- coupling a second endplate having a second lordotic angle and a second height to a second end of the mesh cage;
- inserting the implant assembly between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body, wherein the first endplate is configured to engage the first vertebral body and the second endplate is configured to engage the second vertebral body,
- wherein the mesh cage includes a passageway extending from the first end of the cage to the second end of the cage, wherein a plurality of radial openings are disposed through an outer surface of the mesh cage into the passageway,
- wherein the first endplate and the second endplate each comprise one or more tabs configured to limit torsional movement of the first endplate and the second endplate relative to the cage, and
- wherein the one or more tabs of the first endplate extend towards the second endplate and the one or more tabs of the second endplate extend towards the first endplate.
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