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Spinal intervertebral implant and method of making
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic Inc
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Filing: 2001-11-05
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Granted: 2004-03-16
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Expires: 2021-11-05
Abstract
Abstract A C-shaped or ring shaped implant formed of cortical bone has its C-shaped or inner channel filled with a bone promoting material which is preferably demineralized bone fibers formed as a flexible wet sheet or may be cancellous bone, pressed bone fibers formed from demineralized cortical bone chips soaked in acid, or a flex material formed of demineralized bone growth promoting bone fibers. The discrete bone filler element may be secured by a bonding agent, pins or screws, metal, polymer or bone material. The bone filler material is preferably bonded by filling a section of a long bone medullary cavity with wet bone fibers and then drying the fibers to bond them to the outer bone. A filled bone ring may be sliced to form annular filled sections which are then divided into mirror image C-shaped halves each forming an implant. Flex material of compressed bone fibers may be formed with an opening shaped to receive a cortical bone implant element having a C-shaped channel. The flex material surrounds the cortical bone element and fills its channel. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence A. Shimp
- 👤 Steven Annunziato
- 👤 Erik Martz
- 👤 David R. Kaes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/44; A61F2/4455; A61F2/3094; A61F2/30965; A61F2/442; A61F2/4465; A61F2/46; A61F2/4603; A61F2/4611; A61F2/28; A61F2002/2835; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30062; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30112; A61F2002/30131; A61F2002/30138; A61F2002/30153; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/30224; A61F2002/3023; A61F2002/30235; A61F2002/30291; A61F2002/30293; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30462; A61F2002/30476; A61F2002/30492; A61F2002/30507; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30537; A61F2002/3055; A61F2002/30593; A61F2002/30604; A61F2002/30667; A61F2002/30677; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/3082; A61F2002/30878; A61F2002/30879; A61F2002/30891; A61F2002/30892; A61F2002/30904; A61F2/30942; A61F2002/30957; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0004; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0075; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0013; A61F2230/0017; A61F2230/0019; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0069; A61F2230/0091; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00017; A61F2310/00023; A61F2310/00179
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A spinal implant for fusing together two adjacent vertebra of a human or an animal comprising: a first discrete bone element of a first type of bone having opposing first and second sides extending between first and second end surfaces and a channel in communication with the opposing first and second sides intermediate the end surfaces, the first bone element exhibiting negligible bone growth factors, the bone for implantation between and engaged with adjacent vertebra; a second discrete fibrous bone element formed of demineralized cortical bone fibers or powder, the second element for promoting bone growth between said adjacent vertebrae, the second bone element having a shape that is complementary to said channel for forming an integral implant unit with said bone of the first type; and means for securing the first element to the second element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A spinal implant for fusing together two adjacent vertebra of a human or an animal comprising: a first discrete bone element of a first type of bone having opposing first and second sides extending between first and second end surfaces and a channel in communication with the opposing first and second sides intermediate the end surfaces, the first bone element exhibiting negligible bone growth factors, the bone for implantation between and engaged with adjacent vertebra; a second discrete fibrous bone element formed of demineralized cortical bone fibers or powder, the second element for promoting bone growth between said adjacent vertebrae, the second bone element having a shape that is complementary to said channel for forming an integral implant unit with said bone of the first type; and means for securing the first element to the second element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein the first element has third and fourth sides transverse the first and second sides, the channel being in communication with the third side to form a chamber open at the third side.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein the means for securing the first element to the second element comprises one of a bonding medium for bonding the elements to each other, a pin and a screw which passes into each said element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein the means for securing the first element to the second element comprises a filament.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
The implant of claim 4 wherein the first element has third and fourth sides transverse the first and second sides, the channel being in communication with the third side to form a chamber open at the third side, the second element forming a portion of said third side, the filament being wound about the end surfaces and said third and fourth sides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The implant of claim 5 wherein an annular groove is formed about said elements in said end surfaces and in said third and fourth sides.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The implant of claim 4 wherein said filament is one of a suture or animal tissue.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein the means for securing comprises molecular bonding.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein the first bone element has a given peripheral configuration, the second element comprising fibrous flex material having the configuration surrounding and abutting the first element in at least one plane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The implant of claim 9 wherein the implant has a C-shaped channel in communication with three adjacent sides, said second element filling said channel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The implant of claim 10 wherein the second element is sheet material of uniform thickness and extending radially outwardly from the first element in regions outside the channel.
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