IP Library Granted Patent US 11,147,687
Granted Patent B2
US 11,147,687 · App. 16/804,685 · Granted Oct 19, 2021

Cage for spinal surgery

Inventors: Mi-rim Hyeon (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hwi Geun Yu (Pyeongtaek-si, KR); Il Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SOLCO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
A61F2/447A61F2002/3093A61F2002/30563A61F2002/30571A61F2002/30784
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Patent No.
US 11,147,687
App. No.
16/804,685
Granted
Oct 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a cage for spinal surgery, in which an elastic structure having elasticity and a porous structure are combined with each other to elastically support the vertebra and increase a bone fusion rate. The cage for the spinal surgery includes an elastic structure having a plurality of leaf springs provided, respectively, on both sides of a frame, one end of which protrudes, and a porous structure coupled to the elastic structure while being elastically supported by the elastic structure, and disposed in space between neighboring vertebrae, with a plurality of bone fusion holes for bone growth being formed on a surface of the porous structure.

Claims (8)

1. A cage for spinal surgery, comprising:

an elastic structure having a frame and a plurality of leaf springs respectively formed on both sides of the frame; and

a porous structure coupled to the elastic structure while being elastically supported by the elastic structure, and configured to be disposed in a space between neighboring vertebrae, with a plurality of bone fusion holes for bone growth being formed on a surface of the porous structure.

2. The cage of claim 1 , wherein the elastic structure is configured such that leaf springs disposed to face an outer surface of the porous structure are vertically installed at regular intervals, thus supporting a load acting on the porous structure.

3. The cage of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a protrusion that is formed on a front portion thereof in an entry direction of the elastic structure, and a fixing hole that is formed in a rear portion of the frame to insert a spinal surgery apparatus therein.

4. The cage of claim 1 , wherein the porous structure comprises a bone insertion space that is defined to insert a bone graft therein, and a bone insertion hole that is formed in an upper portion of the bone insertion space to communicate with the bone insertion space.

5. The cage of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of spikes are formed along outer edges of upper and lower portions of the porous structure to fix the porous structure to the vertebra.

6. The cage of claim 1 , wherein the elastic structure and the porous structure are combined with each other to have a streamlined shape and have load resistance to elastically cope with an externally applied load.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2025
From: SOLCO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
To: ALPHA AI CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 072812/0434 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2020
From: HYEON, MI-RIM; YU, HWI GEUN; KIM, IL
To: SOLCO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052305/0602 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0000469 · Jan 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210205091A1 · Jul 8, 2021
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