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US 2021/0196475 A1Published application
Spinal interbody with compressive fusion features
AssigneeSpinal Simplicity, LLC
InventorsDouglas Snell, Annaria Barnds, Adam Rogers, Melissa Frock
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Abstract
An interbody spacer for a spine includes a housing having a plurality of clearance holes configured to engage bone of the spine. A contact plate including a plurality of apertures is positioned a distance away from the housing configured to engage bone of the spine. A plurality of rivets adjoin the housing and the contact plate. A plurality of springs are included with each spring configured to encircle a respective rivet and translate the distance between the housing and contact plate from a minimum distance to a maximum distance.
Claims5
An interbody spacer for a spine, comprising:
- a body having a upper surface and a lower surface, each of the upper surface and the lower surface configured to engage with a bone of the spine;
- a gripping member positioned within an interior of the body having at least two opposing arms;
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- a compression spring adjoining the at least two opposing arms of the gripping member,
- wherein the at least two opposing arms extend outwardly from the upper surface and the lower surface when the compression spring is in a compressed state, and
- wherein the at least two opposing arms retract inwardly toward the body when the compression spring is in a decompressed state.
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