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US 12,589,007 B2Granted
Intradiscal fixation systems
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsMyles Sullivan, Carly Taubenkraut, Mark Weiman
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Abstract
Intradiscal implants, systems, and methods thereof. The intradiscal system may include an expandable implant and one or more intradiscal implants. The intradiscal implants may be supplemental to or integrated with the expandable implant. The intradiscal implant may include one or more flexible anchors with a straight configuration and a curved configuration. The anchor may be bendable, for example, using a shape-memory material.
Claims9
An intradiscal fixation system comprising:
- an expandable implant comprising first and second lateral legs and at least one link plate joined to each of the first and second lateral legs by a hinge, each of the first and second lateral legs including upper and lower endplates configured to engage adjacent vertebrae;
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- a pair of intradiscal implants configured to be aligned with the first and second lateral legs of the expandable implant, wherein each intradiscal implant includes a flexible anchor, and the flexible anchor is moveable between a straight configuration and a curved configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.