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US 2024/0407928 A1Published application
Expandable intevertebral cage with shape memory material
AssigneeOctagon Spine LLC
InventorsOmar Fernando Jimenez, Yefim I. Safris
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AssigneeOctagon Spine LLC
InventorsOmar Fernando Jimenez, Yefim I. Safris
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Disclosed herein are systems and methods for intervertebral body fusion that provide more robust support within the disc space. Intervertebral body fusion devices can have a unitary monolithic body including a plurality of body segments interconnected with each other by flexure members. Devices can be configured to be inserted through an opening in a compressed configuration and then expanded within the disc space to an expanded configuration. In the expanded configuration, devices can have a greater mediolateral or transverse to the disc space footprint. This wider footprint provides greater support for the vertebrae relative to the size of the opening through which the device is inserted. Changes between the expansion and compression configurations can be controlled based on the temperature of the device.
An expandable intervertebral body fusion device, comprising:
An expandable intervertebral body fusion device, comprising:
A method for operating an expandable intervertebral body fusion device, comprising:
The method of claim 11, further comprising constructing the intervertebral body fusion device by wire EDM.
The method of claim 11, further comprising cooling the device with a cooling solution that expedites transitioning from the expanded configuration to the collapsed configuration.
The method of claim 11, further comprising expanding the body at a temperature between 33° C. and 37° C.
The method of claim 11, further comprising expanding the body into the expanded configuration and maintaining the expanded configured, based on an internal body temperature of a user.
The method of claim 11, further comprising constructing the unitary monolithic body out of Nitinol material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.