Patents
US 9603717 B2: System and method for an expandable intervertebral implant
- Granted
- 2017-03-28
- Filed
- 2014-07-01 application 14320763
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An expandable intervertebral implant includes a base body, a top endplate and a center component. The top endplate is configured to be placed onto an open top of the base body and to expand upward. The top endplate includes a plate, first and second side protrusions extending vertically downward from first and second sides of the plate, respectively, first and second protrusions including inclined surfaces and extending obliquely downward from a first end of the plate and third and fourth protrusions having a triangular shape with at least one inclined surface and extending downward from a second end of the plate. The center component is configured to be placed within the base body and to interface with the top endplate and to move longitudinally forward or backward within the base body, thereby causing the top endplate to expand upwards or move downward, respectively.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170328.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPINEFRONTIER, INC 25 patents | US company or organization | Malden, MA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Ibarra | Lakewood, CA | 31 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aaron Ricica | Brookline, MA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lin Yin | Brookline, MA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/447 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SPINEFRONTIER, INC signed 2019-07-01 | KIC VENTURES, LLC MALDEN, MA | 53972/737 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-09-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | IBARRA, MATTHEW signed 2014-07-24 RICICA, AARON signed 2014-08-07 YIN, LIN signed 2014-08-15 | SPINEFRONTIER INC BEVERLY, MA | 33657/428 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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