Spinal implant
AssigneeGeorge J. Picha
InventorsGeorge J. Picha, Jeffrey A. Goldstein
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Abstract
A spinal implant including a hollow, generally tubular shell having an exterior lateral surface, a leading end, and a trailing end. The exterior surface includes a plurality of pillars arranged in a non-helical array. Each pillar has a height of 100-4500 microns and a lateral dimension at the widest point of 100-4500 microns. The exterior surface also has a plurality of holes therethrough to permit bone ingrowth therethrough.
Claims28
A spinal implant comprising a hollow, generally tubular shell having an exterior surface, a first end, and a second end;
- a plurality of pillars projecting from said exterior surface in a regular, non-helical array, each pillar having a height of 100-4500 microns and a dimension in a direction perpendicular to the height of 100-4500 microns;
- said exterior surface having a plurality of holes therethrough to permit bone growth therethrough.
A spinal implant comprising a cylindrical shell defining an interior chamber, said shell having an exterior surface with a plurality of pillars extending therefrom, said pillars being arranged in a regular, non-helical array, and each pillar having a height of 100-4500 microns, said exterior surface having a plurality of holes extending therethrough for facilitating bone ingrowth, said holes being interspersed among said pillars and each hole having a dimension of 150-1500 microns.
A spinal implant comprising a hollow, substantially cylindrical shell having a single exterior lateral surface, a substantially open first end, and a substantially open second end, a plurality of pillars projecting from said exterior surface in a regular, non-helical array, said pillars being distributed across substantially all of said exterior surface, wherein each pillar is substantially rectangular in top view and further wherein each pillar has a width of 100-1000 microns and a length of 400-4500 microns and a height of 150-2000 microns, said exterior surface having a plurality of holes extending therethrough for facilitating bone ingrowth, said holes being interspersed among said pillars and each hole having a dimension of 150-1500 microns.
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