Spinal interbody cage implant with flexible barbs

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10842633
APP PUB NO 20170239053A1
SERIAL NO

15439702

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A spinal interbody cage implant includes a cage, an endplate, and flexible barbs. The endplate is separately attached to the cage and is configured to receive, hold and direct a flexible barb into an upper vertebral surface and a flexible barb into a lower adjacent vertebral surface. Each proximal leg of the cage is configured to receive the endplate, and has a lateral bore that receives a pin which retains the endplate. The endplate directs a first flexible barb upwardly toward an upper vertebral surface, and directs a second flexible barb downwardly toward a lower vertebral surface. Each flexible barb has a proximal head, a shaft extending from the head with a bore extending from the head to its distal end. Teeth are provided along the exterior surface of the shaft with two flats disposed on opposite sides thereof with a slit extending from the distal end towards the head.

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LIFE SPINE INC13951 SOUTH QUALITY DRIVE HUNTLEY IL 60142

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Butler, Michael S St. Charles, US 134 7187
Predick, Daniel P West Lafayette, US 33 343

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