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US 2026/0272671 A1Published application
Intervertebral spacer that dynamically promotes bone growth
AssigneeSimply Medical, Inc.
InventorsYves Arramon, David Hovda
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Abstract
A dynamic intervertebral spacer includes a ring which is split on an anterior portion. A posterior portion of the ring acts as a torsion spring. After implantation, the ring is able to act as a spring between superior and inferior vertebral bodies, thus allowing dynamic bone growth in fusion procedures.
Claims20
A method for dynamically fusing adjacent vertebral bodies in a patient's spine, the method comprising:
- implanting a spacer into an intervertebral space between adjacent vertebral bodies, wherein the spacer has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a superior surface, an inferior surface, an open center portion configured to receive bone graft, a first flange extending upwards from the superior surface, a second flange extending downwards from the inferior surface, and a split ring along the anterior portion between the first flange and the second flange;
- filling the central opening of the spacer with a bone graft material;
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- affixing the spacer to one of the adjacent vertebral bodies.
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A spacer for dynamically fusing adjacent vertebral bodies in a patient's spine, the spacer comprising:
- an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a superior surface, an inferior surface, an open center portion configured to receive bone graft, a first flange extending upwards from the superior surface, a second flange extending downwards from the inferior surface, and a split along the anterior portion between the first flange and the second flange;
- wherein the central opening of the spacer is configured to receive a bone graft material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.