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US 2024/0189112 A1Published application
Asymmetrically expandable cage
AssigneeIntegrity Implants Inc.
InventorsJohn TO, Christopher Walsh
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes an intervertebral implant having a laterovertically-expanding shell operable for a reversible expansion from a collapsed state into an expanded state, the laterovertically-expanding shell having one or more connectors, and a pair of lateral extension elements that function to laterally expand the footprint of the implant within an intervertebal disc space.
Claims8
1-14. (canceled)
A surgical implant having a combination of materials combined in layers, comprising:
- a shell having a distal region and configured for placement within an intervertebral space, the shell having a layered assembly that includes a central body and a plurality of surface layers;
- wherein
- the central body has a top face and a bottom face, and is configured to associate with the plurality of surface layers;
- the plurality of surface layers has a top surface layer and a bottom surface layer, the top surface layer configured to associate with the top face of the central body and form a first body portion configured to engage a first vertebral endplate;
- and the bottom surface layer configured to associate with the bottom face of the central body and form a second body portion configured to engage a second vertebral endplate;
- wherein the central body and the plurality of surface layers comprise different materials.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.