Expanding Implant With Cutting Blade

An expandable implant for bone restoration comprising:

• a first end element;
• a second end element, the second end element positioned such that a longitudinal axis of the implant is defined through a center of the first end element and a center of the second end element;
• a plate movable in a first direction;
• a blade movable in a second direction, the blade comprising a base and a tip;
• a first interconnecting element extending between the plate and at least one of the first end element and the second end element;
• and
• a second interconnecting element comprising a material web extending between the base of the blade and at least one of the first end element and the second end element,
• wherein the implant is configured to be expanded from a collapsed position in which the blade is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, to an expanded position in which the material web of the second interconnecting element plastically deforms with the blade being non-parallel to the longitudinal axis.

An expandable implant for bone restoration comprising:

• a first end element;
• a second end element, the second end element positioned such that a longitudinal axis of the implant is defined the first end element and the second end element;
• a plate movable in a first direction;
• a blade movable in a second direction, the blade comprising a base and a tip;
• a first arm extending between the plate and the first end element;
• a second arm extending between the plate and the second end element;
• a third arm extending between the base of the blade and the first end element;
• and
• a fourth arm extending between the base of the blade and the second end element,
• wherein the implant is configured to be expanded from a collapsed position in which the blade is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, to an expanded position in which the blade is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis.

An expandable implant for bone restoration comprising:

• a first end element;
• a second end element, the second end element positioned such that a longitudinal axis of the implant is defined through a center of the first end element and a center of the second end element;
• a plate movable in a first direction;
• a blade movable in a second direction, the blade comprising a base and a tip;
• a first interconnecting element extending between the plate and at least one of the first end element and the second end element;
• and
• a second interconnecting element comprising extending between the base of the blade and at least one of the first end element and the second end element,
• wherein the implant is configured to be expanded from a collapsed position in which the blade is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, to an expanded position in which both the base and the tip of the blade move in an arcuate manner such that the blade is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis.