Interbody spinal cage
OwnerNazmi Peyman, Edmond Zahedi +1inventors
InventorsNazmi Peyman, Edmond Zahedi, Steven Fiore
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Abstract
An interbody spinal cage when implanted can be manipulated non-invasively to change dimensions conforming to contours of adjacent vertebral bones. The interbody spinal cage includes a flexible shell that encases multiple variable-length rods. Each of the multiple variable-length rods includes telescoping tubes and an actuator for increasing and decreasing the length of the telescoping tubes. Each of the variable-length rods includes a retention member to limit movements of the telescoping tubes, wherein the retention member can be engaged and disengaged. Both the retention member and the actuator can be operated from outside the body in which the interbody spinal cage is implanted.
Claims5
An interbody spinal cage comprising:
- a plurality of support elements, wherein each of the plurality of support elements comprises a shell encasing one or more variable length rods, each of the one or more variable length rods comprises:
- an inner tube that has a proximal end and a distal end, an outer tube that has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the inner tube is slidably received within the outer tube through the proximal end of the outer tube, wherein the inner tube is configured to telescopically slide within the outer tube, a retention member configured to limit movement of the inner tube relative to the outer tube, a retention member micro-actuator configured to selectively engage and disengage the retention member, and a tube actuator coupled to the distal end of the inner tube and configured to at least push the inner tube relative to the outer tube, wherein the shell is extensible in at least one direction, wherein extension of each shell is caused by the one or more variable length rods;
- and a plurality of linking members configured to assemble the plurality of support elements into a frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.