Expandable fusion cage

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of the expandable fusion cage in a first state;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective exploded view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of the expandable fusion cage in a second state;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The dot dash lines shown in the views are included for the purpose of identifying the exploded view order.

Claims

The ornamental design for an expandable fusion cage, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D30951 June 1899 Saint Cyr, Jr.
1867624 July 1932 Hoffman
2520464 August 1950 Hubner
3697011 October 1972 Christensen et al.
3741496 June 1973 Beller
3836092 September 1974 Hull
3855638 December 1974 Pilliar
4039156 August 2, 1977 Abraham
4041939 August 16, 1977 Hall
4047524 September 13, 1977 Hall
4206516 June 10, 1980 Pilliar
4277184 July 7, 1981 Solomon
4338925 July 13, 1982 Miller
4430062 February 7, 1984 Henrichsen et al.
4462402 July 31, 1984 Burgio et al.
4467478 August 28, 1984 Jurgutis
4501269 February 26, 1985 Bagby
4522270 June 11, 1985 Kishi
4570623 February 18, 1986 Ellison et al.
4580978 April 8, 1986 Motola et al.
4592346 June 3, 1986 Jurgutis
4739750 April 26, 1988 Masse et al.
4743256 May 10, 1988 Brantigan
4877399 October 31, 1989 Frank et al.
4925924 May 15, 1990 Silver et al.
D309499 July 24, 1990 Bowman et al.
D312309 November 20, 1990 Michelson
4991570 February 12, 1991 Bullard
5037422 August 6, 1991 Hayhurst
5053038 October 1, 1991 Sheehan
5055104 October 8, 1991 Ray
5058823 October 22, 1991 Emura et al.
5282744 February 1, 1994 Meyer
5290295 March 1, 1994 Querals et al.
5311640 May 17, 1994 Holland
5312407 May 17, 1994 Carter
5312417 May 17, 1994 Wilk
5324307 June 28, 1994 Jarrett et al.
5329834 July 19, 1994 Wong
5333812 August 2, 1994 Sato
D351022 September 27, 1994 Saito
5354292 October 11, 1994 Braeuer et al.
5395372 March 7, 1995 Holt et al.
5425772 June 20, 1995 Brantigan
D360689 July 25, 1995 Giampapa
5431658 July 11, 1995 Moskovich
5443514 August 22, 1995 Steffee
D364462 November 21, 1995 Michelson
5520611 May 28, 1996 Rao et al.
D370531 June 4, 1996 Ash et al.
5527312 June 18, 1996 Ray
D372311 July 30, 1996 Koros et al.
5531749 July 2, 1996 Michelson
D372781 August 13, 1996 Reif
5549607 August 27, 1996 Olson et al.
5554191 September 10, 1996 Lahille et al.
5558674 September 24, 1996 Heggeness et al.
D374283 October 1, 1996 Michelson
5562661 October 8, 1996 Yoshimi et al.
5569246 October 29, 1996 Ojima et al.
5586989 December 24, 1996 Bray
5595563 January 21, 1997 Moisdon
5601557 February 11, 1997 Hayhurst
D378409 March 11, 1997 Michelson
5611800 March 18, 1997 Davis et al.
5634925 June 3, 1997 Urbanski
5653763 August 5, 1997 Errico et al.
5662655 September 2, 1997 Laboureau et al.
5665122 September 9, 1997 Kambin
5683464 November 4, 1997 Wagner et al.
5688285 November 18, 1997 Yamada
5697932 December 16, 1997 Smith et al.
5702449 December 30, 1997 McKay
5704892 January 6, 1998 Adair
5741253 April 21, 1998 Michelson
5752969 May 19, 1998 Cunci et al.
5762629 June 9, 1998 Kambin
5779642 July 14, 1998 Nightengale
5782919 July 21, 1998 Zdeblick et al.
5797918 August 25, 1998 McGuire et al.
5836948 November 17, 1998 Zucherman et al.
5836958 November 17, 1998 Ralph
5860973 January 19, 1999 Michelson
5860977 January 19, 1999 Zucherman et al.
5865746 February 2, 1999 Murugesan et al.
5865846 February 2, 1999 Bryan et al.
5871462 February 16, 1999 Yoder et al.
5888228 March 30, 1999 Knothe et al.
5904689 May 18, 1999 Jonjic
5904718 May 18, 1999 Jefferies
5906616 May 25, 1999 Pavlov et al.
5925051 July 20, 1999 Mikhail
5925056 July 20, 1999 Thomas et al.
5944658 August 31, 1999 Koros et al.
5944686 August 31, 1999 Patterson et al.
5947972 September 7, 1999 Gage et al.
5976146 November 2, 1999 Ogawa et al.
5989257 November 23, 1999 Tidwell et al.
5997895 December 7, 1999 Narotam et al.
6004191 December 21, 1999 Schur et al.
6004326 December 21, 1999 Castro et al.
6008433 December 28, 1999 Stone
6013028 January 11, 2000 Jho et al.
6019765 February 1, 2000 Thornhill et al.
6030356 February 29, 2000 Carlson et al.
6030388 February 29, 2000 Yoshimi et al.
6030390 February 29, 2000 Mehdizadeh
6030401 February 29, 2000 Marino
6033408 March 7, 2000 Gage et al.
6033438 March 7, 2000 Bianchi et al.
6045555 April 4, 2000 Smith et al.
6059829 May 9, 2000 Schlapfer et al.
6090143 July 18, 2000 Meriwether et al.
6096080 August 1, 2000 Nicholson et al.
6113602 September 5, 2000 Sand
6120503 September 19, 2000 Michelson
6123705 September 26, 2000 Michelson
6136001 October 24, 2000 Michelson
6142998 November 7, 2000 Smith et al.
6146420 November 14, 2000 McKay
6149096 November 21, 2000 Hartley
6152871 November 28, 2000 Foley et al.
6159211 December 12, 2000 Boriani et al.
6159245 December 12, 2000 Meriwether et al.
6180085 January 30, 2001 Achilefu
6200322 March 13, 2001 Branch et al.
6209886 April 3, 2001 Estes et al.
6216573 April 17, 2001 Moutafis et al.
6224599 May 1, 2001 Baynham et al.
6235805 May 22, 2001 Chang et al.
6238397 May 29, 2001 Zucherman et al.
6241733 June 5, 2001 Nicholson et al.
6241769 June 5, 2001 Nicholson et al.
6245108 June 12, 2001 Biscup
D444878 July 10, 2001 Walter
D445188 July 17, 2001 Walter
6258094 July 10, 2001 Nicholson et al.
6261293 July 17, 2001 Nicholson et al.
6261295 July 17, 2001 Nicholson et al.
6261296 July 17, 2001 Aebi et al.
6290724 September 18, 2001 Marino
6299613 October 9, 2001 Ogilvie et al.
6309395 October 30, 2001 Smith et al.
6325805 December 4, 2001 Ogilvie et al.
6328738 December 11, 2001 Suddaby
6336928 January 8, 2002 Guerin et al.
6342074 January 29, 2002 Simpson
6364880 April 2, 2002 Michelson
6375635 April 23, 2002 Moutafis et al.
6387096 May 14, 2002 Hyde, Jr.
6409765 June 25, 2002 Bianchi et al.
6436101 August 20, 2002 Hamada
6451017 September 17, 2002 Moutafis et al.
6454806 September 24, 2002 Cohen et al.
6467556 October 22, 2002 Alsruhe
D467657 December 24, 2002 Scribner
6500206 December 31, 2002 Bryan
6511493 January 28, 2003 Moutafis et al.
D469871 February 4, 2003 Sand
6520976 February 18, 2003 Gage
6524318 February 25, 2003 Longhini et al.
6565574 May 20, 2003 Michelson
6569201 May 27, 2003 Moumene et al.
6613091 September 2, 2003 Zdeblick et al.
6616669 September 9, 2003 Ogilvie et al.
6620356 September 16, 2003 Wong et al.
6641613 November 4, 2003 Sennett
6648915 November 18, 2003 Sazy
6652533 November 25, 2003 O'Neil
6669710 December 30, 2003 Moutafis et al.
6673113 January 6, 2004 Ralph et al.
6679887 January 20, 2004 Nicholson et al.
6695882 February 24, 2004 Bianchi et al.
6699288 March 2, 2004 Moret
6709438 March 23, 2004 Dixon et al.
6719760 April 13, 2004 Dorchak et al.
6719795 April 13, 2004 Cornwall et al.
6730125 May 4, 2004 Lin
6743257 June 1, 2004 Castro
6746487 June 8, 2004 Scifert et al.
6764491 July 20, 2004 Frey et al.
6770074 August 3, 2004 Michelson
6773437 August 10, 2004 Ogilvie et al.
6800093 October 5, 2004 Nicholson et al.
6823871 November 30, 2004 Schmieding
6824565 November 30, 2004 Muhanna et al.
6830574 December 14, 2004 Heckele et al.
6852126 February 8, 2005 Ahlgren
6869430 March 22, 2005 Balbierz et al.
6890728 May 10, 2005 Dolecek et al.
6899712 May 31, 2005 Moutafis et al.
6923792 August 2, 2005 Staid et al.
6929646 August 16, 2005 Gambale
6942665 September 13, 2005 Gambale
6960182 November 1, 2005 Moutafis et al.
6962592 November 8, 2005 Gatturna et al.
6969523 November 29, 2005 Mattern et al.
6974480 December 13, 2005 Messerli et al.
6991653 January 31, 2006 White et al.
6994728 February 7, 2006 Zubok et al.
7004946 February 28, 2006 Parker et al.
7008431 March 7, 2006 Simonson
7014640 March 21, 2006 Kemppainen et al.
7025742 April 11, 2006 Rubenstein et al.
7025769 April 11, 2006 Ferree
7033317 April 25, 2006 Pruitt
7041136 May 9, 2006 Goble et al.
7066961 June 27, 2006 Hichelson
D524443 July 4, 2006 Blain
7077864 July 18, 2006 Byrd, III et al.
7094257 August 22, 2006 Mujwid et al.
7122017 October 17, 2006 Moutafis et al.
7128760 October 31, 2006 Michelson
7135043 November 14, 2006 Nakahara et al.
7182782 February 27, 2007 Kirschman
7204825 April 17, 2007 Cimino et al.
7207992 April 24, 2007 Ritland
D541940 May 1, 2007 Blain
7211112 May 1, 2007 Baynham et al.
7214186 May 8, 2007 Ritland
7223292 May 29, 2007 Messerli et al.
7232463 June 19, 2007 Falahee
7238203 July 3, 2007 Bagga et al.
7255703 August 14, 2007 Mujwid et al.
7267691 September 11, 2007 Keller et al.
7273498 September 25, 2007 Bianchi et al.
7288093 October 30, 2007 Michelson
7316070 January 8, 2008 Green
7329283 February 12, 2008 Estes et al.
7337538 March 4, 2008 Moutafis et al.
7341590 March 11, 2008 Ferree
7341591 March 11, 2008 Grinberg
7357284 April 15, 2008 Jauvin
7357804 April 15, 2008 Binder, Jr. et al.
7361178 April 22, 2008 Hearn et al.
7364657 April 29, 2008 Mandrusov et al.
7371239 May 13, 2008 Dec et al.
7377923 May 27, 2008 Purcell et al.
7387643 June 17, 2008 Michelson
7399041 July 15, 2008 Prentner et al.
D574495 August 5, 2008 Petersen
7406775 August 5, 2008 Funk et al.
7410334 August 12, 2008 McGrew
7410478 August 12, 2008 Yang
7413065 August 19, 2008 Gauthier
7421772 September 9, 2008 Gao et al.
7429270 September 30, 2008 Baumgartner et al.
D579562 October 28, 2008 Anderson et al.
7430945 October 7, 2008 Gauthier et al.
7431711 October 7, 2008 Moutafis et al.
7442208 October 28, 2008 Mathieu et al.
7455157 November 25, 2008 Kimes et al.
D582552 December 9, 2008 Berberich
7461803 December 9, 2008 Boerner
7473255 January 6, 2009 McGarity et al.
7476226 January 13, 2009 Weikel et al.
7478577 January 20, 2009 Wheeler
7481766 January 27, 2009 Lee et al.
7481813 January 27, 2009 Purcell
7485145 February 3, 2009 Purcell
D589626 March 31, 2009 Petersen
7501073 March 10, 2009 Wen et al.
7503933 March 17, 2009 Michelson
7503934 March 17, 2009 Eisermann et al.
7503936 March 17, 2009 Trieu
D590943 April 21, 2009 Petersen
D590945 April 21, 2009 Berberich
7513901 April 7, 2009 Scifert et al.
D593202 May 26, 2009 Petersen
7531003 May 12, 2009 Reindel
7534265 May 19, 2009 Boyd
7534270 May 19, 2009 Ball
D594119 June 9, 2009 Berberich et al.
7553320 June 30, 2009 Molz, IV et al.
D597669 August 4, 2009 Petersen
D598096 August 11, 2009 Petersen
D599015 August 25, 2009 Petersen
7578820 August 25, 2009 Moore et al.
D600806 September 22, 2009 Horton et al.
D601251 September 29, 2009 Horton et al.
7582058 September 1, 2009 Miles et al.
7582107 September 1, 2009 Trail et al.
7595043 September 29, 2009 Hedrick et al.
D603502 November 3, 2009 Petersen
7615078 November 10, 2009 White et al.
7618423 November 17, 2009 Valentine et al.
7625374 December 1, 2009 Branch et al.
7632276 December 15, 2009 Fishbein
D608001 January 12, 2010 Reardon et al.
7655027 February 2, 2010 Michelson
7658766 February 9, 2010 Melkent et al.
D611147 March 2, 2010 Hanson
7671014 March 2, 2010 Beals et al.
7674297 March 9, 2010 Falahee
7677418 March 16, 2010 Henniges et al.
7686805 March 30, 2010 Michelson
7691133 April 6, 2010 Partin et al.
7693562 April 6, 2010 Marino et al.
7699852 April 20, 2010 Frankel et al.
D615653 May 11, 2010 Horton
7708761 May 4, 2010 Petersen
7717685 May 18, 2010 Moutafis et al.
7722530 May 25, 2010 Davison
7722613 May 25, 2010 Sutterlin et al.
7723291 May 25, 2010 Beals et al.
7728868 June 1, 2010 Razzaque et al.
7730563 June 8, 2010 Sklar et al.
7734327 June 8, 2010 Colquhoun
7740634 June 22, 2010 Orbay et al.
7740661 June 22, 2010 Baratz et al.
7744555 June 29, 2010 DiMauro et al.
7744637 June 29, 2010 Johnson et al.
7744973 June 29, 2010 Schoenle et al.
D620108 July 20, 2010 Eitenmueller et al.
7749231 July 6, 2010 Bonvallet et al.
7749253 July 6, 2010 Zucherman et al.
7749269 July 6, 2010 Peterman et al.
7749273 July 6, 2010 Cauthen et al.
7749274 July 6, 2010 Razian
7749276 July 6, 2010 Fitz
7749279 July 6, 2010 Twomey et al.
7749555 July 6, 2010 Zanella
7751865 July 6, 2010 Jascob et al.
7753911 July 13, 2010 Ray et al.
7753914 July 13, 2010 Ruhling et al.
7753938 July 13, 2010 Aschmann et al.
7753940 July 13, 2010 Veldman et al.
7753962 July 13, 2010 Melder
7758501 July 20, 2010 Frasier et al.
7758616 July 20, 2010 LeHuec et al.
7758617 July 20, 2010 Iott et al.
7758644 July 20, 2010 Trieu
7758648 July 20, 2010 Castleman et al.
7763025 July 27, 2010 Assell et al.
7763035 July 27, 2010 Melkent et al.
7763055 July 27, 2010 Foley
7763078 July 27, 2010 Peterman et al.
7763080 July 27, 2010 Southworth
D621509 August 10, 2010 Lovell
D622395 August 24, 2010 Iott et al.
D622843 August 31, 2010 Horton
D622851 August 31, 2010 Horton
7766914 August 3, 2010 McCormack et al.
7766918 August 3, 2010 Allard et al.
7766930 August 3, 2010 DiPoto et al.
7766940 August 3, 2010 Kwak et al.
7766967 August 3, 2010 Francis
7766969 August 3, 2010 Justin et al.
7769422 August 3, 2010 DiSilvestro et al.
7771143 August 10, 2010 Bharadwaj et al.
7771475 August 10, 2010 Michelson
7771476 August 10, 2010 Justis et al.
7771479 August 10, 2010 Humphreys et al.
7776040 August 17, 2010 Markworth et al.
7776046 August 17, 2010 Boyd et al.
7776047 August 17, 2010 Fanger et al.
7776049 August 17, 2010 Curran et al.
7776075 August 17, 2010 Bruneau et al.
7776090 August 17, 2010 Winslow et al.
7776091 August 17, 2010 Mastrorio et al.
7776094 August 17, 2010 McKinley et al.
7776095 August 17, 2010 Peterman et al.
7776594 August 17, 2010 Bays et al.
7780707 August 24, 2010 Johnson et al.
D623748 September 14, 2010 Horton
D623749 September 14, 2010 Horton
7794396 September 14, 2010 Gattani et al.
7794501 September 14, 2010 Edie et al.
7799034 September 21, 2010 Johnson et al.
7799036 September 21, 2010 Davison et al.
7799053 September 21, 2010 Haid et al.
7799054 September 21, 2010 Kwak et al.
7799055 September 21, 2010 Lim
7799056 September 21, 2010 Sankaran
7799076 September 21, 2010 Sybert et al.
7799078 September 21, 2010 Embry et al.
7799083 September 21, 2010 Smith et al.
7806901 October 5, 2010 Stad et al.
7811327 October 12, 2010 Hansell et al.
7811329 October 12, 2010 Ankney et al.
7815681 October 19, 2010 Ferguson
7819801 October 26, 2010 Miles et al.
7819921 October 26, 2010 Grotz
D627460 November 16, 2010 Horton
D627468 November 16, 2010 Richter
7824328 November 2, 2010 Gattani et al.
7824332 November 2, 2010 Fakhrai
7824410 November 2, 2010 Simonson
7824703 November 2, 2010 Scifert et al.
7828804 November 9, 2010 Li et al.
7828845 November 9, 2010 Estes et al.
7828849 November 9, 2010 Lim
7837713 November 23, 2010 Petersen
7837732 November 23, 2010 Zucherman et al.
D628694 December 7, 2010 Donnez
D629896 December 28, 2010 Horton
7846210 December 7, 2010 Perez-Cruet et al.
7850733 December 14, 2010 Baynham et al.
7850735 December 14, 2010 Eisermann et al.
7850736 December 14, 2010 Heinz et al.
D631156 January 18, 2011 Halder et al.
7867277 January 11, 2011 Tohmeh
D631967 February 1, 2011 Horton
7892261 February 22, 2011 Bonutti
7897164 March 1, 2011 Scifert
7897564 March 1, 2011 Beals et al.
7905840 March 15, 2011 Pimenta et al.
7905886 March 15, 2011 Curran et al.
7918891 April 5, 2011 Curran et al.
7922766 April 12, 2011 Grob et al.
7927361 April 19, 2011 Oliver et al.
D637721 May 10, 2011 Horton
7935124 May 3, 2011 Frey et al.
7938857 May 10, 2011 Garcia-Bengochea et al.
7939092 May 10, 2011 McKay et al.
7951107 May 31, 2011 Staid et al.
7964208 June 21, 2011 Spagnoli et al.
D641872 July 19, 2011 Solingen et al.
D641873 July 19, 2011 Solingen et al.
D641874 July 19, 2011 Solingen et al.
D642268 July 26, 2011 Qureshi
7985256 July 26, 2011 Grotz et al.
D643921 August 23, 2011 Davila
D647202 October 18, 2011 Scifert
D650481 December 13, 2011 Gottlieb
8080521 December 20, 2011 Beals et al.
8088163 January 3, 2012 Kleiner
D653757 February 7, 2012 Binder
D655414 March 6, 2012 Cuschieri et al.
D656610 March 27, 2012 Kleiner
8148326 April 3, 2012 Beals et al.
D660428 May 22, 2012 Hohl
8198238 June 12, 2012 Beals et al.
8246572 August 21, 2012 Cantor et al.
D667542 September 18, 2012 Kleiner
8277510 October 2, 2012 Kleiner
8292960 October 23, 2012 Kleiner
8293232 October 23, 2012 Beals et al.
D674900 January 22, 2013 Janice
8361152 January 29, 2013 McCormack et al.
8366748 February 5, 2013 Kleiner
D677791 March 12, 2013 Danacioglu
D681205 April 30, 2013 Farris
D692133 October 22, 2013 Steinwachs et al.
8562685 October 22, 2013 Ullrich, Jr.
D696399 December 24, 2013 Kleiner
D700322 February 25, 2014 Kleiner
D700332 February 25, 2014 Tyber
8685031 April 1, 2014 Kleiner
8709088 April 29, 2014 Kleiner et al.
8758443 June 24, 2014 Ullrich, Jr.
D708747 July 8, 2014 Curran
8808305 August 19, 2014 Kleiner
8834472 September 16, 2014 McCormack et al.
8845727 September 30, 2014 Gottlieb
8870882 October 28, 2014 Kleiner
8906028 December 9, 2014 Kleiner
D721808 January 27, 2015 Oi
8932295 January 13, 2015 Greenhalgh
8945137 February 3, 2015 Greenhalgh et al.
D724213 March 10, 2015 Tyber
8992622 March 31, 2015 Ullrich, Jr.
D735336 July 28, 2015 Lovell
20020010472 January 24, 2002 Kuslich et al.
20020049448 April 25, 2002 Sand et al.
20020058947 May 16, 2002 Hochschuler et al.
20020099377 July 25, 2002 Zucherman et al.
20020116006 August 22, 2002 Cohen
20030083748 May 1, 2003 Lee et al.
20030125739 July 3, 2003 Bagga
20030149482 August 7, 2003 Michelson
20030171812 September 11, 2003 Grunberg et al.
20030229358 December 11, 2003 Errico et al.
20040002713 January 1, 2004 Olson et al.
20040024466 February 5, 2004 Heerklotz et al.
20040073314 April 15, 2004 White et al.
20040087956 May 6, 2004 Weikel et al.
20040133211 July 8, 2004 Raskin et al.
20040133217 July 8, 2004 Watschke
20040143330 July 22, 2004 Sazy
20040148027 July 29, 2004 Errico et al.
20040153158 August 5, 2004 Errico et al.
20040167532 August 26, 2004 Olson, Jr. et al.
20040176853 September 9, 2004 Sennett et al.
20040215201 October 28, 2004 Lieberman
20040230211 November 18, 2004 Moutafis et al.
20050070900 March 31, 2005 Serhan et al.
20050096601 May 5, 2005 Doyle
20050112091 May 26, 2005 DiMauro et al.
20050124993 June 9, 2005 Chappuis
20050124994 June 9, 2005 Berger et al.
20050149035 July 7, 2005 Pimenta et al.
20050149192 July 7, 2005 Zucherman et al.
20050159765 July 21, 2005 Moutafis et al.
20050165405 July 28, 2005 Tsou
20050216002 September 29, 2005 Simonson
20050216018 September 29, 2005 Sennett
20050251146 November 10, 2005 Martz et al.
20050251257 November 10, 2005 Mitchell et al.
20050261781 November 24, 2005 Sennett et al.
20050283150 December 22, 2005 Moutafis et al.
20060004367 January 5, 2006 Alamin et al.
20060015184 January 19, 2006 Winterbottom et al.
20060058585 March 16, 2006 Oberlaender et al.
20060058807 March 16, 2006 Landry et al.
20060100304 May 11, 2006 Vresilovic et al.
20060100705 May 11, 2006 Puno
20060111779 May 25, 2006 Petersen
20060111780 May 25, 2006 Petersen
20060116770 June 1, 2006 White et al.
20060122597 June 8, 2006 Jones et al.
20060154366 July 13, 2006 Brown et al.
20060155170 July 13, 2006 Hanson et al.
20060167461 July 27, 2006 Hawkins et al.
20060190081 August 24, 2006 Kraus
20060229550 October 12, 2006 Staid et al.
20060247650 November 2, 2006 Yerby et al.
20060247791 November 2, 2006 McKay et al.
20060264808 November 23, 2006 Staid et al.
20060264964 November 23, 2006 Scifert et al.
20070003598 January 4, 2007 Trieu
20070043376 February 22, 2007 Leatherbury et al.
20070043442 February 22, 2007 Abernathie
20070067034 March 22, 2007 Chirico et al.
20070073110 March 29, 2007 Larson et al.
20070073294 March 29, 2007 Chin et al.
20070088007 April 19, 2007 Ng
20070093850 April 26, 2007 Harris et al.
20070123985 May 31, 2007 Errico et al.
20070172790 July 26, 2007 Doucette, Jr. et al.
20070185496 August 9, 2007 Beckman et al.
20070208423 September 6, 2007 Messerli et al.
20070213596 September 13, 2007 Hamada
20070213717 September 13, 2007 Trieu
20070213718 September 13, 2007 Trieu
20070213822 September 13, 2007 Trieu
20070213826 September 13, 2007 Smith et al.
20070225219 September 27, 2007 Boden et al.
20070225811 September 27, 2007 Scifert et al.
20070242869 October 18, 2007 Luo et al.
20070250166 October 25, 2007 McKay
20070264300 November 15, 2007 Scifert et al.
20070265632 November 15, 2007 Scifert et al.
20070270951 November 22, 2007 Davis et al.
20070276406 November 29, 2007 Mahoney et al.
20070288007 December 13, 2007 Burkus et al.
20070293948 December 20, 2007 Bagga et al.
20080003255 January 3, 2008 Kerr et al.
20080009929 January 10, 2008 Harris et al.
20080033440 February 7, 2008 Moskowitz et al.
20080058606 March 6, 2008 Miles et al.
20080071284 March 20, 2008 Lechmann et al.
20080086142 April 10, 2008 Kohm et al.
20080125856 May 29, 2008 Perez-Cruet et al.
20080147191 June 19, 2008 Lopez et al.
20080154375 June 26, 2008 Serhan et al.
20080154377 June 26, 2008 Voellmicke
20080154381 June 26, 2008 Parrish
20080172127 July 17, 2008 Perez-Cruet et al.
20080195058 August 14, 2008 Moutafis et al.
20080228225 September 18, 2008 Trautwein et al.
20080243126 October 2, 2008 Gutierrez et al.
20080249569 October 9, 2008 Waugh et al.
20080255564 October 16, 2008 Michelson
20080255666 October 16, 2008 Fisher et al.
20080260598 October 23, 2008 Scifert et al.
20080269904 October 30, 2008 Voorhies
20080288071 November 20, 2008 Biyani et al.
20080300598 December 4, 2008 Barreiro et al.
20090043312 February 12, 2009 Koulisis
20090076440 March 19, 2009 Moutafis et al.
20090076556 March 19, 2009 McGarity et al.
20090088765 April 2, 2009 Butler et al.
20090098184 April 16, 2009 Govil et al.
20090099660 April 16, 2009 Scifert et al.
20090105718 April 23, 2009 Zhang et al.
20090124860 May 14, 2009 Miles et al.
20090124980 May 14, 2009 Chen
20090125066 May 14, 2009 Krau et al.
20090142385 June 4, 2009 Gross et al.
20090187194 July 23, 2009 Hamada
20090192350 July 30, 2009 Meja
20090192403 July 30, 2009 Gharib et al.
20090198245 August 6, 2009 Phan
20090198249 August 6, 2009 Ziegler
20090198337 August 6, 2009 Phan
20090198338 August 6, 2009 Phan
20090198339 August 6, 2009 Kleiner et al.
20090203967 August 13, 2009 Branch et al.
20090204148 August 13, 2009 Lenke
20090204159 August 13, 2009 Justis et al.
20090204220 August 13, 2009 Trieu
20090222011 September 3, 2009 Lehuec et al.
20090228107 September 10, 2009 Michelson
20090246244 October 1, 2009 McKay et al.
20090248163 October 1, 2009 King et al.
20090259108 October 15, 2009 Miles et al.
20090264892 October 22, 2009 Beyar et al.
20090275995 November 5, 2009 Truckai
20090299477 December 3, 2009 Clayton et al.
20090306671 December 10, 2009 McCormack et al.
20090306692 December 10, 2009 Barrington et al.
20100004752 January 7, 2010 White et al.
20100010367 January 14, 2010 Foley et al.
20100010524 January 14, 2010 Barrington et al.
20100016903 January 21, 2010 Matityahu et al.
20100016972 January 21, 2010 Jansen et al.
20100016973 January 21, 2010 de Villiers et al.
20100021518 January 28, 2010 Scifert et al.
20100030065 February 4, 2010 Farr et al.
20100036226 February 11, 2010 Marino et al.
20100036442 February 11, 2010 Lauryssen et al.
20100042221 February 18, 2010 Boyd
20100057208 March 4, 2010 Dryer
20100063516 March 11, 2010 Parmer et al.
20100063554 March 11, 2010 Branch et al.
20100076335 March 25, 2010 Gharib et al.
20100076445 March 25, 2010 Pagano
20100076446 March 25, 2010 Gorek
20100082036 April 1, 2010 Reiley et al.
20100087828 April 8, 2010 Krueger et al.
20100087875 April 8, 2010 McGahan et al.
20100100141 April 22, 2010 de Villiers et al.
20100105986 April 29, 2010 Miles et al.
20100105987 April 29, 2010 Miles et al.
20100112029 May 6, 2010 Scifert
20100121365 May 13, 2010 O'Sullivan et al.
20100121453 May 13, 2010 Peterman
20100125333 May 20, 2010 Zdeblick et al.
20100125338 May 20, 2010 Fitz
20100131020 May 27, 2010 Heinz et al.
20100137690 June 3, 2010 Miles et al.
20100137923 June 3, 2010 Greenhalgh et al.
20100145390 June 10, 2010 McCarthy et al.
20100145452 June 10, 2010 Blaylock et al.
20100145461 June 10, 2010 Landry et al.
20100160923 June 24, 2010 Sand et al.
20100160982 June 24, 2010 Justis et al.
20100161062 June 24, 2010 Foley et al.
20100161074 June 24, 2010 McKay
20100168755 July 1, 2010 Reiley et al.
20100168862 July 1, 2010 Edie et al.
20100174326 July 8, 2010 Selover et al.
20100185286 July 22, 2010 Allard
20100185287 July 22, 2010 Allard
20100185288 July 22, 2010 Carls
20100191241 July 29, 2010 McCormack et al.
20100191334 July 29, 2010 Keller
20100191337 July 29, 2010 Zamani et al.
20100198140 August 5, 2010 Lawson
20100199483 August 12, 2010 Justis et al.
20100204798 August 12, 2010 Gerbec et al.
20100217398 August 26, 2010 Keller
20100222784 September 2, 2010 Schwab et al.
20100222824 September 2, 2010 Simonson
20100228294 September 9, 2010 LeHuec et al.
20100228351 September 9, 2010 Ankney et al.
20100234848 September 16, 2010 Sutterlin et al.
20100234957 September 16, 2010 Zdeblick et al.
20100249934 September 30, 2010 Melkent
20100256767 October 7, 2010 Melkent
20100256768 October 7, 2010 Lim et al.
20100262241 October 14, 2010 Eisermann et al.
20100262245 October 14, 2010 Alfaro et al.
20100266689 October 21, 2010 Simonton et al.
20100280622 November 4, 2010 McKinley
20100286778 November 11, 2010 Eisermann et al.
20100286784 November 11, 2010 Curran et al.
20100298938 November 25, 2010 Humphreys et al.
20100305575 December 2, 2010 Wilkinson et al.
20100312103 December 9, 2010 Gorek et al.
20100312290 December 9, 2010 McKinley et al.
20100312347 December 9, 2010 Arramon et al.
20100331847 December 30, 2010 Wilkinson et al.
20100331891 December 30, 2010 Culbert et al.
20110014587 January 20, 2011 Spagnoli et al.
20110015748 January 20, 2011 Molz, IV et al.
20110020768 January 27, 2011 Spagnoli et al.
20110021427 January 27, 2011 Amsden et al.
20110028393 February 3, 2011 Vickers et al.
20110093005 April 21, 2011 Strokosz et al.
20110106162 May 5, 2011 Ballard et al.
20110144755 June 16, 2011 Baynham et al.
20110160777 June 30, 2011 Spagnoli et al.
20110184412 July 28, 2011 Scifert et al.
20110230970 September 22, 2011 Lynn et al.
20120022651 January 26, 2012 Akyuz et al.
20120035668 February 9, 2012 Manninen et al.
20120065613 March 15, 2012 Pepper et al.
20120065687 March 15, 2012 Ballard et al.
20120078315 March 29, 2012 Sweeney
20120136442 May 31, 2012 Kleiner
20120259335 October 11, 2012 Scifert et al.
20130073041 March 21, 2013 Scifert et al.
20130110169 May 2, 2013 Hynes et al.
20130184822 July 18, 2013 Kleiner
20140100657 April 10, 2014 McCormack et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
2790946 September 2000 FR
H09-327468 December 1997 JP
2002-052331 February 2002 JP
2009-534140 September 2009 JP
2009-535115 October 2009 JP
WO 95/22402 August 1995 WO
WO 99/08627 February 1999 WO
WO 02/17801 March 2002 WO
WO 2005/037149 April 2005 WO
WO 2005/071190 August 2005 WO
WO 2007/122006 November 2007 WO
WO 2007/127666 November 2007 WO
Other references
  • U.S. Appl. No. 13/168,611, filed Jun. 24, 2011, Kleiner.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/453,829, filed May 3, 2013, Kleiner.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 14/263,963, filed Apr. 28, 2014, Kleiner et al.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 14/461,682, filed Aug. 18, 2014, Kleiner.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 14/507,367, filed Oct. 6, 2014, Kleiner.
  • “BAK® /Proximity™ (BP®) Cage”, Zimmer Website, as early as Oct. 23, 2007, available at www.zimmer.com/z/ctl/op/global/action/1/id/7930/template/MP/prcat/M6/prod/y, printed on Jun. 8, 2009, 1 page.
  • “BAK® Vista® Radiolucent Interbody Fusion System”, Zimmer Website, as early as Oct. 25, 2005, available at www.zimmerindia.com/z/ctl/op/global/action/1/id/7809/template/MP/prcat/M6/prod/y, printed on Jun. 8, 2009, pp. 1-2.
  • “Facet Joint Syndrome,” The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, copyright 1995-2008, printed Nov. 19, 2008, available at www.my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/facet—joint—syndrome/hic—facet—joint—syndrome.aspx, 2 pages.
  • “Screws, Cages or Both”, Spine Universe Website, as early as Aug. 18, 2002, available at www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1363.html, printed on Jun. 8, 2009, pp. 1-13
  • “University of Maryland Spine Program: A Patient's Guide to Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Intervertebral Cages”, University of Maryland Medical Center website, as early as 2003, available at www.umm.edu/spinecenter/education/anterior—lumbar—interbody—fusion—with—intervertebral—cages.htm, printed on Jun. 8, 2009, pp. 1-4.
  • “Vertebral column,” from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, printed May 19, 2009, retrieved from www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebral—column, 6 pages.
  • Ehrenberg, “The 3-D Printing Revolution,” Science News, Mar. 9, 2013, pp. 20-25.
  • Ray, “Facet Joint Disorders and Back Pain,” published on Spine-Health, Dec. 10, 2002, available at www.spine-health.com/conditions/arthritis/facet-joint-disorders-and-back-pain, 1 page.
  • Staehler, “Spine Surgery for a Cervical Herniated Disc,” published on Spine-Health, Jun. 12, 2002, available at www.spine-health.com/conditions/herniated-disc/spine-surgery-a-cervical-herniated-disc, 2 pages.
  • Staehler, “Summary of Cervical Herniated Disc Treatment Options,” published on Spine-Health, Jun. 12, 2002, available at www.spine-health.com/conditions/herniated-disc/summary-cervical-herniated-disc-treatment-options, 1 page.
  • Ullrich, “Anterior Cervical Spinal Fusion Surgery,” published on Spine-Health, Oct. 7, 2005, available at www.spine-health.com/treatment/back-surgery/anterior-cervical-spinal-fusion-surgery, 2 pages.
  • Ullrich, “Cervical Spinal Instrumentation,” published on Spine-Health, Oct. 7, 2005, available at www.spine-health.com/treatment/back-surgery/cervical-spinal-instrumentation, 2 pages.
  • Wascher, “Anterior cervical decompression and spine fusion procedure,” published on Spine-Health, Aug. 29, 2001, available at www.spine-health.com/treatment/spinal-fusion/anterior-cervical-decompression-and-spine-fusion-procedure, 2 pages.
  • “Zygapophysial joint,” from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, printed May 19, 2009, retrieved from www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygapophysial—joint, 2 pages.
  • International Search Report for International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/US11/52278, mailed Jan. 18, 2012 2 pages.
  • Written Opinion for International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/US11/52278, mailed Jan. 18, 2012 5 pages.
  • International Preliminary Report on Patentability for International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/US11/52278, mailed Apr. 4, 2013 7 pages.
  • Official Action for Australian Patent Application No. 2011305680, dated Jan. 31, 2014, 2 pages.
  • Notice of Acceptance for Australian Patent Application No. 2011305680, dated Aug. 27, 2014, 2 pages.
  • Official Action for Canadian Patent Application No. 2,811,018, dated Feb. 6, 2014, 2 pages.
  • Official Action for European Patent Application No. 11827323.4, dated Jul. 21, 2014, 3 pages.
  • Extended European Search Report for European Patent Application No. 11827323.4, dated Oct. 17, 2014, 9 pages.
  • International Search Report and Written Opinion for International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/US2013/023992 mailed Apr. 26, 2013, 8 pages.
  • International Preliminary Report on Patentability for International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/US2013/023992 mailed Aug. 14, 2014, 6 pages.
  • Notice of Allowance for Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-25835, mailed Mar. 28, 2014, 2 pages (includes English translation).
  • Official Action for Canadian Patent Application No. 153952, dated Apr. 15, 2014, 1 page.
  • International Search Report for International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/US2009/033488, mailed. Mar. 25, 2009, 2 pages.
  • Written Opinion for International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/US2009/033488, mailed Mar. 25, 2009, 9 pages.
  • Official Action for U.S. Appl. No. 12/886,452, mailed May 9, 2012 19 pages.
  • Official Action for U.S. Appl. No. 12/886,452, mailed Oct. 16, 2012 15 pages.
  • Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 12/886,452, mailed Jul. 15, 2014 7 pages.
  • Official Action for U.S. Appl. No. 13/367,295, mailed May 2, 2012 16 pages.
  • Official Action for U.S. Appl. No. 13/367,295, mailed Oct. 15, 2012 14 pages.
  • Official Action for U.S. Appl. No. 13/367,295, mailed Jul. 14, 2014 9 pages.
  • Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 13/947,255, mailed Oct. 17, 2013 16 pages.
  • Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 14/088,148, mailed Feb. 3, 2014 11 pages.
  • Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 29/453,829, mailed Oct. 8, 2014, 8 pages.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 14/214,031, filed Mar. 14, 2014, Greenhalgh.
  • Official Action for Canadian Patent Application No. 2,811,018, dated Dec. 8, 2014, 3 pages.
  • Official Action (English translation) for Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-529407, mailed Aug. 4, 2015, 3 pages.
  • Notice of Allowance (with English translation) for Chinese Patent Application No. 201530104963.1, mailed Sep. 6, 2015, 5 pages.
  • Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 13/714,971, mailed Apr. 30, 2015 11 pages.
  • Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 14/263,963, mailed Jun. 29, 2015 10 pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D750249
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 20, 2014
Date of Patent: Feb 23, 2016
Assignee: Spinal Surgical Strategies, LLC (Denver, CO)
Inventors: Edward John Grimberg, Jr. (Golden, CO), Jeffrey B. Kleiner (Denver, CO)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Charles Hanson
Application Number: 29/506,748
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)