Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for enhanced spinal fusion

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8394143
APP PUB NO 20080147194A1
SERIAL NO

11981150

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A selectively expanding spine cage has a minimized diameter in its unexpanded state that is smaller than the diameter of the neuroforamen through which it passes in the distracted spine. Hydraulic extension of extendable members permit the cage to conformably engage between vertebral bodies to effectively distract the disc space and rigidly fix the spine.

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VB SPINE US OPCO LLCCORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Grotz, Thomas San Francisco, US 16 3128
Pretti, Rudy Auburn, US 23 3647

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