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US 5,897,556 AGranted
Device for supporting weak bony structures
AssigneeSDGI Holdings, Inc.
InventorsTroy Drewry, Michael C. Sherman
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AssigneeSDGI Holdings, Inc.
InventorsTroy Drewry, Michael C. Sherman
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A device for supporting weak bony structures comprises an elongated tubular body having first and second ends configured for contacting adjacent bony structures. A tubular body is formed by a plurality of intersecting elongate bars with a first group of bars having their longitudinal axes arranged perpendicular to the axis of the tubular body, and a second group of bars having their axes arranged at non-perpendicular angles relative to the body axis. The tubular body also includes a plurality of joints formed by the intersection of two perpendicular bars and four angled bars. The ends of the tubular body are defined only by the intersection of angled bars. The ends include a plurality of substantially flat end surfaces that have a surface area greater than the combined cross-sectional areas of the intersecting angled bars forming the joints at the end of the body. In a preferred embodiment, the end surfaces have an undercut between the surfaces and the intersecting angled bars. The tubular body can assume various shapes when viewed from an end, such as circular and non-circular shapes including at least one flat side.
A device for supporting weak bony structures, comprising an elongated tubular body having a first end and a second end for contacting a bony structure and a body axis along its length between said ends, said tubular body formed by a plurality of intersecting elongate bars, a first group of said bars having longitudinal axes arranged perpendicular to said body axis, and a second group of said bars having longitudinal axes arranged at non-perpendicular angles relative to said body axis, wherein said tubular body includes a plurality of triangular apertures defined by one bar from said first group and two bars from said second group.
A device for supporting weak bony structures, comprising an elongated tubular body having a first end and a second end for contacting a bony structure and a body axis along its length between said ends, said tubular body formed by a plurality of intersecting elongate bars, a first group of said bars having longitudinal axes arranged perpendicular to said body axis, and a second group of said bars having longitudinal axes arranged at non-perpendicular angles relative to said body axis, and wherein:
A device for supporting weak bony structures, comprising an elongated tubular body having a first end and a second end for contacting a bony structure and a body axis along its length between said ends, said tubular body formed by a plurality of intersecting elongate bars, a first group of said bars having longitudinal axes arranged perpendicular to said body axis, and a second group of said bars having longitudinal axes arranged at non-perpendicular angles relative to said body axis, and wherein:
A device for supporting weak bony structures, comprising an elongated tubular body having a first end and a second end for contacting a bony structure and a body axis along its length between said ends, said tubular body formed by a plurality of intersecting elongate bars, a first group of said bars having longitudinal axes arranged perpendicular to said body axis, and a second group of said bars having longitudinal axes arranged at non-perpendicular angles relative to said body axis, and wherein:
A device for supporting weak bony structures, comprising an elongated tubular body having a first end and a second end for contacting a bony structure and defining a body axis along its length between said ends, said tubular body formed by a cylindrical wall, said wall defining a plurality of sets of triangular openings aligned parallel with said body axis, adjacent ones of said plurality of sets being axially offset relative to each other along said body axis.
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