Flexible spinal implant for supporting vertebral structures
AssigneeLenoss Medical LLC
InventorDom Messerli
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Abstract
A spinal implant device includes a unitary strand extending from a first end to a second end. The unitary strand includes an exterior surface defining an infill volume with an infill structure. The exterior surface extends from the first end to the second end. A first bead is formed in the strand has a first diameter. The second bead is formed in the strand has a second diameter. At least one joint is formed in the strand between the first bead and the second bead. The at least one joint has a third diameter that is less than the first diameter and less than the second diameter.
Claims22
A method of treating a vertebral injury, the method comprising:
- receiving a dehydrated implant comprising beads of a first diameter connected by joints of a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, the beads each comprising a core of mineralized material and a demineralized layer around the core of mineralized material, and the joints comprising demineralized material;
- soaking the dehydrated implant in a biologically compatible solution for less than 10 minutes to partially rehydrate the implant, and
- inserting the partially rehydrated implant into a vertebra to complete rehydration of the partially rehydrated implant.
A method of treating an injury in a bone, the method comprising:
- receiving a dehydrated implant comprising beads of a first diameter connected by joints of a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, the beads each comprising a core of mineralized material and a demineralized layer around the core of mineralized material, and the joints comprising demineralized material;
- soaking the dehydrated implant in a biologically compatible solution for less than 10 minutes to partially rehydrate the implant, and
- inserting the partially rehydrated implant into the bone to complete rehydration of the partially rehydrated implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.