Granted Patent
B2
US 12,329,652 · App. 17/380,897 · Granted Jun 17, 2025
Expandable fusion device with independent expansion systems
Assignee:
Integrity Implants Inc.
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Abstract
A variety of expandable cage improvements are provided. The cages can have a width expansion assembly that operates independently of a height expansion assembly and the wedges and ramps do not need to make contact with each other. Wedges, or movable spacers with pivotal link connections, can be used, and any portion of the cage can be expanded in width or in height in an amount that differs from other portions of the cage to provide any of a multitude of desired cage shapes. Interdigitating fingers, slidable and/or pivoting, are provided to distribute stresses over a vertebral endplate as desired.
Claims (22)
1. A cage with independent width and height expansion, the cage comprising:
a beam assembly having a proximal end, a distal end, and a long axis disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, a first beam with a proximal end and a distal end, a second beam with a proximal end and a distal end, and a third beam with a proximal end and a distal end, and a collapsed state and an expanded state;
a wedge assembly having a first wedge and a second wedge, the first wedge movably connected to a first guide and configured for increasing the width of the cage when the first wedge is moved in the direction of the long axis relative to the beam assembly, wherein the first wedge is positioned between the first beam and the third beam, and the first guide (i) comprises a vertical post slideably coupled directly to the first beam and the second beam such that the first beam and second beam move vertically along the vertical post, and (ii) does not provide an expansion in height by being moved in the direction of the long axis relative to the beam assembly; and
a ramp assembly having a ramp movably positioned between the first beam and the second beam and configured for increasing the height of the cage with a movement of the ramp in the direction of the long axis relative to the beam assembly;
wherein the translation of the first wedge increases the width of the cage without increasing the height of the cage, the translation of the ramp increases the height of the cage without increasing the width of the cage, and the ramp is configured to translate independently of the wedge assembly in the direction of the long axis.
2. The cage of claim 1 , wherein the ramp is not in contact with the first wedge through at least a first distance moved by the first wedge.
3. The cage of claim 1 , wherein the ramp is not in contact with the first wedge through at least a final distance moved by the first wedge.
4. The cage of claim 1 , wherein the ramp is not in contact with the first wedge through the entirety of the distance moved by the first wedge.
5. The cage of claim 1 , wherein:
the wedge assembly is configured to retain the first beam, the second beam, and the third beam from expanding beyond a desired width in the expanded state;
the first wedge is configured with a retaining mechanism to retain the first guide from separating from the first wedge in the expanded state;
the first guide is configured with a retaining mechanism to retain the first beam and the second beam from separating from the first guide in the expanded state; and,
the wedge assembly is configured with a retaining mechanism to retain the third beam from separating from the wedge assembly in the expanded state.
6. The cage of claim 5 , wherein:
the wedge assembly is configured to retain the first beam, the second beam, and the third beam from expanding beyond a desired width in the expanded state;
the first wedge is configured with a first retaining mechanism to retain the first guide from separating from the first wedge in the expanded state;
the wedge assembly is configured with a second retaining mechanism to retain a second guide from separating from the first wedge in the expanded state;
the first guide is configured with a retaining mechanism to retain the first beam and the second beam from separating from the first guide in the expanded state; and,
the second guide is configured with a retaining mechanism to retain the third beam from separating from the second guide in the expanded state.
7. The cage of claim 1 , wherein:
the beam assembly further comprises a fourth beam; and
the wedge assembly has a second guide that is (i) slideably coupled with the third beam and the fourth beam, (ii) does not provide an expansion in height by being moved in the direction of the long axis relative to the beam assembly, and (iii) comprises a vertical post.
Assignments (6)
GRANT OF A SECURITY INTEREST -- PATENTS
Recorded Sep 18, 2025
From: HIGHRIDGE MEDICAL, LLC (F/K/A ZIMMER BIOMET SPINE, LLC)
To: CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE AGENCY, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072942/0175 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Sep 17, 2025
From: INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC.
To: HIGHRIDGE MEDICAL LLC
Reel/Frame 072281/0955 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Sep 12, 2025
From: SYMBIOTIC CAPITAL AGENCY LLC
To: INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC.
Reel/Frame 072879/0290 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT
Recorded Aug 28, 2025
From: SYMBIOTIC CAPITAL AGENCY LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC.
Reel/Frame 072709/0756 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Dec 21, 2023
From: INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC.
To: SYMBIOTIC CAPITAL AGENCY LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 066090/0832 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Dec 16, 2021
From: SHOSHTAEV, EUGENE
To: INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC
Reel/Frame 058522/0957 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application
63054229
· Jul 20, 2020
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