IP Library Granted Patent US 11,324,604
Granted Patent B2
US 11,324,604 · App. 16/968,393 · Granted May 10, 2022

Interbody with extendible members

Inventors: Todd M. Wallenstein (Ashburn, VA); Clint Boyd (Leesburg, VA); Jennifer Anne Moore (Leesburg, VA); Jordan Floyd (Westlake, OH)
Assignee: K2M, Inc.
A61F2/442A61F2002/30565
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Patent No.
US 11,324,604
App. No.
16/968,393
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An interbody at least one surface including a plurality of members that are independently configured and dimensioned to move from a first position to a second position is disclosed.

Claims (10)

1. An interbody implant comprising:

a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a front surface defining an interior space of a first body; and at least one surface including a two-dimensional array of a plurality of members comprising a shaft extending along an axis between a first end and a second end of the respective member, each shaft extending through an opening in the at least one surface such that the first end is positioned outside of the first body and the second end is positioned in the interior space of the first body, the first end being wider than a portion of the shaft extending through the opening, wherein each of the plurality of members is configured and dimensioned to move independently from a first position to a second position by axial translation of the respective shaft through the opening.

2. The interbody implant of claim 1 , wherein the top surface includes a plurality of the openings.

3. The interbody implant of claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface includes a plurality of the openings.

4. The interbody implant of claim 1 , further comprising a spring.

5. The interbody implant of claim 1 , wherein each of the second ends of the plurality of members is spherically shaped and has a larger dimension transverse to the axis of the respective shaft than the opening through which the shaft extends.

6. The interbody implant of claim 1 , wherein a second body is configured and dimensioned to facilitate insertion into and translation within the interior space of the first body.

7. The interbody implant of claim 1 , wherein each of the shafts has a uniform thickness along the axis of the respective shaft.

8. The interbody implant of claim 1 , wherein the first end is a curved surface.

9. The interbody implant of claim 1 , wherein the first end is a rough surface.

Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 16, 2025
From: K2M, INC.; VB SPINE US OPCO LLC; VB SPINE LLC
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071682/0116 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2025
From: STRYKER CORPORATION
To: VB SPINE US OPCO LLC
Reel/Frame 071312/0356 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2025
From: K2M, INC.
To: STRYKER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071271/0170 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2021
From: WALLENSTEIN, TODD M.; BOYD, CLINT; MOORE, JENNIFER ANNE; FLOYD, JORDAN
To: K2M, INC.
Reel/Frame 055364/0096 →