US Patent No: 8,152,852

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Variable height vertebral body replacement implant

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Abstract

A variable height vertebral body replacement implant used in corpectomy surgery to provide support in place of a removed or damaged vertebrae, and contain and compact bone graft material.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDOTOLEDO, OH149

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Biyani, Ashok - 24 19

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. (11)
7,018,415 Expandable spinal fusion device and methods of promoting spinal fusion 83 2002
2006/0069,442 Expandable push-in orthopedic implant 16 2005
7,674,294 End device for a vertebral implant 2 2005
7,575,601 Locking expandable implant and method 7 2006
7,794,501 Expandable intervertebral spacers and methods of use 13 2006
7,879,096 Centrally driven expandable implant 4 2006
7,914,581 Expandable implant, instrument, and method 3 2006
2007/0255,407 Self-contained expandable implant and method 10 2006
7,708,779 Expandable intervertebral spacers and methods of use 7 2006
2008/0167,718 Active Vertebral Prosthetic Device 2 2007
2010/0016,971 Adjustable Spinal Implant 3 2009
 
SYNTHES USA, LLC (7)
6,176,881 Telescopic vertebral prosthesis 106 1999
6,660,038 Skeletal reconstruction cages 86 2001
6,524,341 Telescopic vertebral prosthesis 59 2001
7,014,659 Skeletal reconstruction cages 11 2003
2006/0058,877 Intervertebral implant 15 2005
7,641,693 Intervertebral implant 8 2005
2006/0100,710 Intervertebral implant 20 2005
 
MOVDICE HOLDING, INC. (4)
6,648,917 Adjustable bone fusion implant and method 117 2001
6,562,074 Adjustable bone fusion implant and method 157 2002
6,852,129 Adjustable bone fusion implant and method 91 2003
6,863,673 Methods for adjustable bone fusion implants 98 2003
 
SPINAL GENERATIONS, LLC (4)
7,819,922 Vertebral prosthesis 3 2003
2005/0085,910 Vertebral prosthesis 27 2003
7,883,543 Vertebral prosthesis and spinal fixation system 1 2004
2006/0074,490 Vertebral prosthesis and spinal fixation system 11 2004
 
BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG (3)
6,902,579 Lengthwise adjustable space-maintainer for inserting between two vertebral bodies 19 2001
2004/0049,271 Spacer having a variable axial length 50 2003
7,828,846 Space keeper for vertebrae or intervertebral disks 1 2003
 
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. (3)
2005/0043,800 Prosthetic spinal disc replacement 74 2004
7,674,296 Expandable vertebral prosthesis 13 2005
2007/0191,954 Expandable Vertebral Prosthesis 14 2006
 
STRYKER SPINE (3)
6,866,682 Distractable corpectomy device 63 1999
7,648,529 Telescoping spinal implant 5 2004
2005/0113,921 Distractable corpectomy device 29 2004
 
ULRICH GMBH & CO. KG (3)
6,190,413 Vertebral implant 144 1999
6,752,832 Vertebral implant and setting tool therefor 93 2001
6,805,714 Anchorable vertebral implant 90 2002
 
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. (3)
6,641,614 Multi-variable-height fusion device 113 1998
6,419,705 Expandable fusion device and method 120 1999
6,830,589 Expandable fusion device and method 43 2002
 
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. (2)
5,776,197 Adjustable vertebral body replacement 98 1996
5,776,198 Adjustable vertebral body replacement 115 1997
 
SPINECORE, INC. (2)
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2008/0306,594 Artificial intervertebral disc having a bored semispherical bearing with a compression locking post and retaining caps 1 2008
 
STOUT MEDICAL GROUP, L.P. (2)
2010/0082,109 EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT 7 2009
2010/0211,176 FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD 7 2010
 
THEKEN SPINE, LLC (2)
7,544,208 Adjustable corpectomy apparatus 11 2005
7,763,076 Artificial disc prosthesis 3 2006
 
ADVANCED PROSTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
6,454,806 Spinal surgical prosthesis 161 1999
 
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG (1)
2005/0060,036 Spinal column implant 54 2004
 
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC (1)
2009/0112,325 FOOTPLATE MEMBER AND A METHOD FOR USE IN A VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT DEVICE 7 2007
 
ALPHATEC LTD. (1)
5,290,312 Artificial vertebral body 293 1991
 
ARTIFEX LTD. (1)
5,865,848 Dynamic intervertebral spacer and method of use 264 1997
 
ATLAS SPINE, INC. (1)
2007/0270,968 PLIF OPPOSING WEDGE RAMP 13 2007
 
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH & CO. KG (1)
6,176,882 Intervertebral implant 174 1999
 
BLACKSTONE MEDICAL, INC. (1)
6,960,232 Artificial intervertebral disc 24 2003
 
CERVITECH, INC. (1)
2010/0191,334 INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHESIS WITH SELF-TAPPING FIXING PROJECTIONS 7 2010
 
CONCEPT MATRIX, LLC (1)
7,871,441 Cervical fixation device 6 2007
 
DARRELL C. BRETT, M.D., P.C. (1)
6,126,689 Collapsible and expandable interbody fusion device 220 1999
 
DEPUY SPINE, INC. (1)
7,867,279 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 2 2006
 
EDEN SPINE EUROPE SA (1)
2008/0004,705 Vertebral replacement device 6 2007
 
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (1)
6,190,414 Apparatus for fusion of adjacent bone structures 353 1996
 
KYPHON SARL (1)
2010/0010,633 Deployable Arc Fusion Cage and Methods Associated Therewith 1 2008
 
MIDAS REX, L.P. (1)
5,236,460 Vertebral body prosthesis 297 1991
 
Osman, Said G. (1)
7,645,295 Method for postoperatively compressing a bone graft 4 2005
 
PHOENIX BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION (1)
6,436,142 System for stabilizing the vertebral column including deployment instruments and variable expansion inserts therefor 96 1999
 
SCIENT'X (1)
7,819,920 Vertebral replacement and distraction device for placing said implant 3 2004
 
Sofamor S.N.C. (1)
6,436,140 Expandable interbody fusion cage and method for insertion 162 2001
 
SPINE WAVE, INC. (1)
2008/0300,598 Expandable Interbody Fusion Device 12 2007
 
STRYKER FRANCE S.A. (1)
6,375,683 Implant in particular for replacing a vertebral body in surgery of the spine 94 2000
 
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH (1)
6,106,557 Reconstruction system for vertebra 124 1999
 
TELECT, INC. (1)
6,821,298 Anterior expandable spinal fusion cage system 98 2000
 
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1)
6,893,464 Method and apparatus for providing an expandable spinal fusion cage 53 2002
 
THIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING, LLC (1)
5,989,291 Intervertebral spacer device 208 1998
 
THOMSON LICENSING (1)
6,616,695 Implant for replacing a vertebra 43 2000
 
TPL - KILIAN KRAUS (1)
7,909,870 Height-adjustable spinal implant and operating instrument for the implant 1 2006
 
U. S. SPINAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. (1)
2009/0210,061 ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION CAGE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD 4 2009
 
ZIMMER GMBH (1)
6,193,756 Tubular support body for bridging two vertebrae 93 1998
 
ZIMMER SPINE S.A.S. (1)
7,887,596 Distractible intervertebral implant 1 2007
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (10)
5,702,455 Expandable prosthesis for spinal fusion 384 1996
6,063,121 Vertebral body prosthesis 304 1998
6,214,050 Expandable implant for inter-bone stabilization and adapted to extrude osteogenic material, and a method of stabilizing bones while extruding osteogenic material 120 1999
6,395,034 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 186 1999
6,454,807 Articulated expandable spinal fusion cage system 96 2000
6,730,088 Device for fixing spinal column under treatment 52 2002
7,311,733 Vertebral body placeholder 5 2003
2004/0153,160 Implant for vertebral replacement and restoration of the normal spinal curvature 31 2003
7,753,958 Expandable intervertebral implant 21 2005
2009/0005,874 Compressible, rotatable, and tiltable hydraulic spinal disc prosthesis system with selectable modular components 8 2008

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