# US 2016/0256206 A1 · Expandable surgical implant device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0256206 A1 - Document ID: US20160256206A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/157,248 - Filed: 2016-05-17 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2013-08-05 - Inventors: EBRAHIM ELAHI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160256206A1 ## CPC - A61F 2/14: Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes - A61B 17/00234: {for minimally invasive surgery (A61B17/0218, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence)} - A61B 17/8061: {specially adapted for particular bones (A61B17/70 and A61B17/74 take precedence)} - A61F 2/0059: {Cosmetic or alloplastic implants (A61F2/10 - A61F2/16, A61F2/28 take precedence)} - A61F 2/2846: {Support means for bone substitute or for bone graft implants, e.g. membranes or plates for covering bone defects (nets or sleeves applied to surface of endoprostheses A61F2/30907; bone plates A61B17/80; bone regeneration in dental surgery A61C8/0006)} - A61F 9/0017: {implantable in, or in contact with, the eye, e.g. ocular inserts} - A61F 9/007: Methods or devices for eye surgery - A61B 17/8085: {with pliable or malleable elements or having a mesh-like structure, e.g. small strips (A61B17/8071, A61B17/8076 take precedence)} - A61B 2017/00946: {malleable} - A61F 2002/2878: {for orbital repair} - A61F 2220/0025: Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts, e.g. between modular parts; Connecting elements - A61F 2250/0024: made from both porous and non-porous parts, e.g. adjacent parts - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A surgical implant device may include a first substantially planar portion having a first surface area, a second substantially planar portion having a second surface area, and a coupling device for connecting the first substantially planar portion to the second substantially planar portion. The coupling device facilitates expanding and contracting the first and the second substantially planar portion in order to provide an implant surface area corresponding to the first surface area during insertion of the surgical implant within an incision, and having a third surface area corresponding to both the first surface area and at least a portion of the second surface area following insertion of the surgical implant within the incision. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -20. (canceled) ### Claim 21 A surgical implant device adapted for repairing injury to the floor or walls of an orbit of an eye, comprising: a first planar portion having a first top surface area; a second planar portion having a second top surface area; a swiveling mechanism that couples the first and the second planar portions for laterally swiveling the first and the second planar portions apart between an expanded state and an unexpanded state; and an interlocking mechanism for maintaining the relative positions of the first and the second planar portions upon laterally swiveling laterally apart the first and the second planar portions to the expanded state, the interlocking mechanism including complementary interlocking structures located on the first and the second planar portions, wherein during the unexpanded state the surgical implant includes a top surface area, as observed from a plan view, corresponding to the first top surface area of the first planar portion, and wherein during the expanded state the surgical implant includes a top surface area, as observed from a plan view, corresponding to both the first top surface area of the first planar portion and at least a portion of the second top surface area of the second planar portion, the surgical implant being adapted for placement within an incision in the unexpanded state and adapted to be laterally swiveled to the expanded state following placement within the incision, wherein in the expanded state, the surgical implant is adapted to cover an injury surface area located within the incision that includes a width dimension that is larger relative to a width dimension of the incision, the implant device as a whole having a planar shape adapted for placement within the incision. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The implant device of claim 21, wherein during the expanded state a first end region of the coupled first and second planar portions includes a smaller width relative to a second end region of the coupled first and second planar portions opposing the first end region. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The implant device of claim 21, wherein the first substantially planar portion and the second substantially planar portion comprise a thickness of about 0.6-1.5 millimeters. ### Claim 24 A surgical implant device adapted for repairing injury to the floor or walls of an orbit of an eye, comprising: a first planar portion having a first top surface area; a second planar portion having a second top surface area; a swiveling mechanism that couples the first and the second planar portions for laterally swiveling the first and the second planar portions between an expanded state and an unexpanded state; and an interlocking mechanism for maintaining the relative positions of the first and the second planar portions upon laterally swiveling laterally apart the first and the second planar portions to the expanded state, the interlocking mechanism including complementary interlocking structures located on the first and the second planar portions, wherein during the unexpanded state the surgical implant includes a top surface area, as observed from a plan view, corresponding to a third top surface area, and wherein during the expanded state the surgical implant includes a top surface area, as observed from a plan view, corresponding to a fourth top surface area, the third top surface area having smaller surface area relative to the fourth top surface area and a larger surface area relative to the first surface area, and the fourth top surface area having a smaller surface area relative the second surface area. the surgical implant being adapted for placement within an incision in the unexpanded state and adapted to be laterally swiveled to the expanded state following placement within the incision, wherein in the expanded state, the surgical implant is adapted to cover an injury surface area located within the incision that includes a width dimension that is larger relative to a width dimension of the incision, the implant device as a whole having a planar shape adapted for placement within the incision. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The implant device of claim 24, wherein during the expanded state a first end region of the coupled first and second planar portions includes a smaller width relative to a second end region of the coupled first and second planar portions opposing the first end region. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The implant device of claim 24, wherein the first substantially planar portion and the second substantially planar portion comprise a thickness of about 0.6-1.5 millimeters. ### Claim 27 A surgical implant device adapted for repairing injury to the floor or walls of an orbit of an eye, comprising: a first planar portion having a first top surface area; a second planar portion having a second top surface area; a swiveling mechanism that couples the first and the second planar portions for laterally swiveling the first and the second planar portions apart between an expanded state and an unexpanded state; and an interlocking mechanism for maintaining the relative positions of the first and the second planar portions upon laterally swiveling laterally apart the first and the second planar portions to the expanded state, wherein during the unexpanded state the surgical implant includes a top surface area, as observed from a plan view, corresponding to the first top surface area of the first planar portion, and wherein during the expanded state the surgical implant includes a top surface area, as observed from a plan view, corresponding to both the first top surface area of the first planar portion and at least a portion of the second top surface area of the second planar portion, the implant device as a whole having a planar shape adapted for placement within the incision. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The implant device of claim 27, wherein the first substantially planar portion and the second substantially planar portion comprise a thickness of about 0.6-1.5 millimeters.