Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable inter-vertebral cage and method of installing same
- Patent Title (中): 可扩展椎间骨架及其安装方法
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Application No.: US14345559Application Date: 2012-09-20
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Publication No.: US09561115B2Publication Date: 2017-02-07
- Inventor: Mohammad Elahinia , Anand Agarwal , Vijay Goel , Walter Anderson , Cory Chapman
- Applicant: The University of Toledo
- Applicant Address: US OH Toledo
- Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
- Current Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Toledo
- Agency: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2012/056297 WO 20120920
- International Announcement: WO2013/043850 WO 20130328
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44 ; A61F2/46 ; A61B1/018 ; A61F2/28 ; A61F2/30
Abstract:
An inter-vertebral cage for use in repairing a damaged inter-vertebral disc includes a plurality of cage sections and a hinge element that connects adjacent ones of the cage sections together for relative movement. The hinge elements automatically urge the cage sections to move from an extended orientation to an installed orientation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140379086A1 Expandable Inter-Vertebral Cage and Method of Installing Same Public/Granted day:2014-12-25
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