US 11,752,008 B1
Devices and methods for vertebral bone realignment
Samy Abdou, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Samy Abdou, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/683,167.
Application 17/683,167 is a continuation of application No. 17/222,896, filed on Apr. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,259,935, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Application 17/222,896 is a continuation of application No. 16/780,815, filed on Feb. 3, 2020, granted, now 10,973,648, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 16/780,815 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/793,895, filed on Oct. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,744,000, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/496,721, filed on Oct. 25, 2016.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4425 (2013.01) [A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3055 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30624 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2002/444 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implantable device assembly configured to treat a spinal segment, the spinal segment extending along a longitudinal axis of a subject and comprising a superior vertebral bone, an inferior vertebral bone, and an intervertebral disc space positioned there between, the implantable device assembly comprising:
a first member comprising at least a top segment configured to a engage the superior vertebral bone, an opposing bottom segment configured to engage the inferior vertebral bone, a first side segment configured to interconnect and separate the top and bottom segments, and a first cavity at least partially contained within the first member; and
a second member separate from the first member and sized to be at least partially received in the first cavity, the second member comprising a top surface configured to at least partially engage the top segment, a bottom surface configured to at least partially engage the bottom segment, and a distraction apparatus configured to vary a vertical distance between the top surface and the bottom surface of the second member;
wherein:
at least a portion of the second member is configured to advance along a first direction and into the first cavity of the first member;
the distraction apparatus capable of being engaged by an actuator position along the first direction; and
upon actuation of the distraction apparatus of the second member, the distraction apparatus varies a vertical distance between the top segment and the bottom segment of the first member.