Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include expandable, implantable devices and methods. Devices expand linearly and laterally to provide secure fixation between or among anatomical structures. In some embodiments, an implant replaces one or more vertebral bodies, or portions of vertebral bodies, of the spine.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 16, 2009
Publication date:
October 21, 2010
Applicant:
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., An Indian Corporation
Inventors:
Marcel Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher, Anthony J. Melkent, Keith E. Miller, Y. Raja Rampersaud, William R. Sears