Expandable intervertebral implant and associated method of manufacturing the same

An expandable implant device configured for insertion in an intervertebral space disposed between adjacent vertebral bodies, the expandable implant device comprising:

• superior vertebra contacting components;
• inferior vertebra contacting components spaced from the superior bone contacting component along a vertical direction;
• a first expandable wire netting that connects along the vertical direction the two superior components to the two inferior components;
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• a second expandable wire netting that connects along the lateral direction either 1) at least two of the superior components, or 2) at least two of the inferior components, wherein each of the superior and inferior vertebra contacting components are separately moveable relative to each other along the respective vertical direction and the lateral direction, wherein the expandable implant device is expandable from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration.

An expandable intervertebral implant defining a superior bone contacting surface, an inferior bone contacting surface spaced apart from the superior bone contacting surface along a vertical direction, the expandable intervertebral implant comprising:

• a superior bone contacting member;
• an inferior bone contacting member positioned relative to the superior contacting member along the vertical direction;
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• at least one expandable wire netting that connects along the vertical direction the superior bone contact member to the inferior bone contacting member, the at least one expandable wire netting comprising a plurality of individual links arranged in at least a first row of links and a second rows of links moveably connected to the first row of links, the first row of links moveable along a vertical direction relative to the second row of links such that the bone contacting members are moveable relative to each other along at least the vertical direction to expand the implant from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration.