Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable and angularly adjustable articulating intervertebral cages
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Application No.: US15636447Application Date: 2017-06-28
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Publication No.: US11596523B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Guntmar Eisen , Detlev Ganter , Marcus Eif
- Applicant: EIT EMERGING IMPLANT TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
- Applicant Address: DE Wurmlingen
- Assignee: EIT EMERGING IMPLANT TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
- Current Assignee: EIT EMERGING IMPLANT TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Wurmlingen
- Agency: BakerHostetler
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44 ; A61F2/46 ; A61F2/30

Abstract:
The embodiments provide various interbody fusion spacers, or cages, for insertion between adjacent vertebrae. The cages may contain an articulating mechanism to allow expansion and angular adjustment, and enable upper and lower plate components to glide smoothly relative to one another. The cages may have a first, insertion configuration characterized by a reduced size at each of their insertion ends to facilitate insertion through a narrow access passage and into the intervertebral space. In their second, expanded configuration, the cages are able to maintain the proper disc height and stabilize the spine by restoring sagittal balance and alignment. The intervertebral cages are able to adjust the angle of lordosis, and can accommodate larger lodortic angles in their second, expanded configuration. Further, these cages may promote fusion to further enhance spine stability by immobilizing the adjacent vertebral bodies.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170367845A1 EXPANDABLE AND ANGULARLY ADJUSTABLE ARTICULATING INTERVERTEBRAL CAGES Public/Granted day:2017-12-28
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