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US 2011/0295370 A1Published application
Spinal Implants and Methods of Use Thereof
OwnerSean Suh, Jeff Bennettinventors
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Abstract
The invention encompasses devices and methods for treating one or more damaged, diseased, or traumatized intervertebral discs to reduce or eliminate associated back pain. Specifically, the invention encompasses interspinous spacers, for example, corpectomy spacers that are suitable for insertion into an intervertebral disc space.
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An expandable corpectomy spacer comprising:
- (i) an outer jacket;
- (ii) one or more central regions located within the outer jacket capable of receiving one or more filler materials;
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- (iii) a unidirectional valve to allow filling the one or more central regions with the one or more filler materials.
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An expandable corpectomy spacer comprising:
An expandable corpectomy spacer comprising:
- (i) an outer jacket;
- (ii) one or more central regions capable of receiving one or more filler materials;
- (iii) a unidirectional valve to allow filling with the one or more filler materials;
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- (iv) one or more bumpers to support compression loading.
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A method of repairing a vertebra comprising:
- (i) removing all or a portion of a vertebral disc to create a vertebral cavity;
- (ii) inserting an expandable corpectomy spacer comprising one or more fillable central cavities into the vertebral cavity;
- (iii) filling the expandable corpectomy spacer with one or more filler materials;
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- (iv) sealing the expandable corpectomy spacer to prevent removal of the one or more filler materials.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.