US Patent No: 6,419,705

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Expandable fusion device and method

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to expandable bone fusion devices and methods of use. In general, a fusion device according to the invention includes a first member and a second member which can be deployed and locked into an expanded configuration to stabilize the adjacent bone during fusion of the bone.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ZIMMER SPINE, INC.MINNEAPOLIS, MN361

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Erickson, Richard A Mounds View, MN 8 800

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. (6)
5,059,193 Expandable spinal implant and surgical method 649 1990
5,489,308 Spinal implant 411 1994
5,865,847 Lordotic spinal implant 104 1997
6,224,631 Intervertebral implant with reduced contact area and method 150 1998
6,183,517 Expandable intervertebral fusion implant and applicator 72 1998
6,174,334 Expandable intervertebral fusion implant and applicator 82 1999
 
BRANTIGAN, W. JOHN DR.( CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE) (3)
4,878,915 Surgical prosthetic implant facilitating vertebral interbody fusion 602 1989
5,192,327 Surgical prosthetic implant for vertebrae 637 1991
5,425,772 Prosthetic implant for intervertebral spinal fusion 452 1993
 
PERUMALA CORPORATION (3)
5,390,683 Spinal implantation methods utilizing a middle expandable implant 359 1993
5,653,762 Method of stabilizing adjacent vertebrae with rotating, lockable, middle-expanded intervertebral disk stabilizer 253 1995
5,658,336 Rotating, locking, middle-expanded intervertebral disk stabilizer 105 1995
 
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. (2)
5,015,247 Threaded spinal implant 744 1988
5,776,199 Artificial spinal fusion implants 282 1997
 
ALPHATEC LTD. (1)
5,290,312 Artificial vertebral body 289 1991
 
ARTIFEX LTD. (1)
5,865,848 Dynamic intervertebral spacer and method of use 257 1997
 
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (1)
4,961,740 V-thread fusion cage and method of fusing a bone joint 560 1988
 
JBS S.A. (1)
5,723,013 Spacer implant for substituting missing vertebrae 149 1996
 
OSTEOIMPLANT TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
6,129,763 Expandable osteosynthesis cage 138 1998
 
SPINAL CONCEPTS (1)
5,653,763 Intervertebral space shape conforming cage device 256 1996
 
SPINAL INNOVATIONS, L.L.C. (1)
5,749,916 Fusion implant 137 1997
 
SPINE-TECH, INC. (1)
4,501,269 Process for fusing bone joints 525 1984
 
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (1)
5,405,391 Fusion stabilization chamber 142 1993
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (6)
4,309,777 Artificial intervertebral disc 595 1980
4,401,112 Spinal fixator 420 1981
4,554,914 Prosthetic vertebral body 437 1983
4,657,550 Buttressing device usable in a vertebral prosthesis 395 1986
5,693,100 Middle expandable intervertebral disk implant 224 1996
5,980,522 Expandable spinal implants 218 1997

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. (35)
6,814,756 Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with lordotic configuration during insertion 34 2000
7,008,453 Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertion 40 2000
6,808,537 Expandable implant with interlocking walls 40 2001
6,652,584 Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with lordotic configuration during insertion 41 2001
6,666,891 Device and method for lumbar interbody fusion 53 2001
6,962,606 Expandable push-in interbody spinal fusion implant 63 2001
7,118,579 Instrumentation for inserting an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant 65 2002
7,128,760 Radially expanding interbody spinal fusion implants, instrumentation, and methods of insertion 84 2002
6,716,247 Expandable push-in interbody spinal fusion implant 108 2002
7,118,598 Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertion 39 2002
6,723,126 Laterally expandable cage 155 2002
7,320,708 Cervical interbody device 11 2002
6,972,035 Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertion 40 2002
8,075,621 Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with tapered configuration during insertion 4 2003
6,793,679 Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with tapered configuration during insertion 54 2003
7,655,027 Method for inserting and deploying an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant 19 2003
7,758,644 Systems and techniques for intravertebral spinal stabilization with expandable devices 9 2003
7,828,849 Expanding interbody implant and articulating inserter and method 7 2004
6,953,477 Laterally expandable cage 37 2004
7,678,148 Expandable spinal implant having interlocking geometry for structural support 1 2004
7,922,729 Instrumentation for inserting and deploying an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant 6 2004
7,445,636 Instrumentation for use with radially expanding interbody spinal fusion implant 14 2004
7,410,501 Radially expanding interbody spinal fusion implants, instrumentation, and method of insertion 37 2004
7,608,107 Expandable implant with interlocking walls and method for use thereof 15 2004
8,097,034 Expandable arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with two expanders 1 2004
7,892,286 Expandable push-in orthopedic implant 6 2005
8,007,534 Expandable implant with expander 3 2005
7,811,326 Posterior joint replacement device 3 2006
7,635,389 Posterior joint replacement device 5 2006
7,731,752 Implant with nested members and methods of use 4 2006
7,972,382 Minimally invasive spinal distraction devices and methods 1 2006
7,799,056 Bone fusion device and methods 9 2007
8,080,041 Device and method for lumbar interbody fusion 0 2008
8,303,658 Expandable spinal implant having interlocking geometry for structural support 0 2010
8,425,611 Expandable orthopedic implant system and method 0 2010
 
SPINE WAVE, INC. (18)
7,780,707 Method for reducing a vertebra using stacked elements 9 2003
7,749,255 Method for fusing adjacent bones 1 2005
7,931,688 Expandable interbody fusion device 0 2005
7,875,078 Expandable interbody fusion device 2 2005
7,674,278 Tissue distraction device 0 2006
7,780,734 Tissue distraction device 3 2006
7,799,034 Tissue distraction device 6 2007
7,967,867 Expandable interbody fusion device 1 2007
8,123,755 Tissue distraction device 0 2007
7,905,885 Reduction system for restoration of a vertebral body 8 2007
7,744,637 Method for restoring vertebral body height 7 2007
7,811,331 Tissue distraction device 2 2009
8,075,623 Apparatus and kit for distraction of tissue surfaces 0 2010
8,206,398 Apparatus for spinal fusion 0 2010
8,349,014 Expandable device for distracting spinal tissue surfaces 0 2011
8,337,562 Device for distracting body tissue 0 2012
8,343,193 Method of supporting and distracting opposing vertebral bodies 0 2012
8,337,531 Method of supporting and distracting opposing vertebral bodies of a spine 0 2012
 
BENVENUE MEDICAL, INC. (11)
8,057,544 Methods of distracting tissue layers of the human spine 1 2006
7,785,368 Spinal tissue distraction devices 6 2006
7,670,374 Methods of distracting tissue layers of the human spine 0 2006
7,670,375 Methods for limiting the movement of material introduced between layers of spinal tissue 1 2006
7,666,226 Spinal tissue distraction devices 2 2006
7,666,227 Devices for limiting the movement of material introduced between layers of spinal tissue 0 2006
8,366,773 Apparatus and method for treating bone 0 2008
7,967,864 Spinal tissue distraction devices 8 2010
7,967,865 Devices for limiting the movement of material introduced between layers of spinal tissue 0 2010
7,963,993 Methods of distracting tissue layers of the human spine 0 2010
7,955,391 Methods for limiting the movement of material introduced between layers of spinal tissue 1 2010
 
CONCEPT MATRIX, LLC (10)
7,105,023 Vertebral defect device 14 2003
7,011,684 Intervertebral disk prosthesis 42 2003
7,740,658 Intervertebral disk prosthesis methods of use 0 2004
7,534,267 Methods of installing a vertebral defect device 16 2004
7,674,295 Vertebral defect device 1 2006
D557417 Disk prosthesis 0 2006
8,353,962 Dual composition vertebral defect device 0 2007
7,871,441 Cervical fixation device 5 2007
8,137,402 Vertebral defect device 0 2008
8,167,886 Insertion tool for a vertebral defect device 0 2009
 
THEKEN SPINE, LLC (6)
8,142,508 Spinal cage having deployable member which is removable 3 2008
8,152,851 Expandable corpectomy device 1 2008
8,267,997 Vertebral interbody compression implant 0 2008
8,366,774 Spinal cage having deployable member 0 2009
8,292,958 Spinal cage having deployable member 0 2009
8,100,972 Spinal cage having deployable member 3 2009
 
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. (5)
6,830,589 Expandable fusion device and method 41 2002
7,037,339 Modular spinal fusion device 6 2002
7,637,952 Instrumentation and procedure for implanting spinal implant devices 9 2003
7,094,257 Expandable intervertebral implant cage 36 2003
7,297,162 Expandable helical cage 3 2004
 
DEPUY SPINE, INC. (4)
6,997,953 Method for implanting a laminoplasty 36 2004
8,182,538 Expandable fusion cage 2 2007
8,241,363 Expandable corpectomy spinal fusion cage 1 2007
8,241,294 Instruments for expandable corpectomy spinal fusion cage 0 2008
 
MOVDICE HOLDING, INC. (4)
6,648,917 Adjustable bone fusion implant and method 116 2001
6,562,074 Adjustable bone fusion implant and method 153 2002
6,852,129 Adjustable bone fusion implant and method 90 2003
6,863,673 Methods for adjustable bone fusion implants 95 2003
 
REX MEDICAL, L.P. (3)
7,267,687 Spinal implant and method of use 19 2002
8,142,507 Spinal implant and method of use 0 2007
8,287,599 Spinal implant and method of use 0 2012
 
KYPHON SARL (2)
7,985,231 Bone fusion device and methods 0 2007
8,177,812 Bone fusion device and methods 0 2010
 
SYNTHES USA, LLC (2)
7,563,284 Intervertebral disc implant 12 2005
7,563,286 Controlled artificial intervertebral disc implant 16 2005
 
VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2)
8,038,718 Multi-composite disc prosthesis 0 2006
8,100,977 Interlocked modular disc nucleus prosthesis 0 2007
 
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC (1)
8,435,301 Artificial intervertebral disc implant 0 2011
 
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. (1)
8,398,713 Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof 0 2010
 
HOWMEDICA CORPORATION (1)
6,783,547 Apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structures 25 2002
 
INTELLIGENT IMPLANT SYSTEMS (1)
8,211,177 Load sharing interbody fusion device 0 2008
 
KOENIGSEE IMPLANTATE UND INSTRUMENTE ZUR OSTEOSYNTHESE GMBH (1)
7,029,498 Variable height vertebral implant 18 2001
 
MALM, BRIAN (1)
8,435,298 Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof 0 2010
 
ORTHO INNOVATIONS, LLC (1)
8,197,546 Corpectomy implant 0 2008
 
PERUMALA CORPORATION (1)
7,879,095 Method of inserting, rotating and releasing a spring-loaded artificial disk 3 2004
 
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1)
8,110,004 Expandable interbody fusion cage with rotational insert 0 2009
 
ULRICH GMBH & CO. KG (1)
7,534,266 Implant and instrument for placement and distraction of the implant 10 2004
 
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (1)
8,152,852 Variable height vertebral body replacement implant 0 2008
 
VERTX, INC. (1)
6,595,998 Tissue distraction device 128 2001
 
WARSAW ORTHPEDIC, INC. (1)
8,372,150 Spinal device and method 0 2010
 
ZIMMER TRABECULAR METAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
7,749,272 Prosthetic disc and vertebral body replacement device having pyrolytic carbon bearing members 3 2007
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
6,730,126 Device and method for lumbar interbody fusion 87 2003

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