US 12,350,169 B2
Vertebral body replacement
Shaeffer Bannigan, San Diego, CA (US); and Ryan Donahoe, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/822,877.
Application 17/822,877 is a continuation of application No. 16/510,123, filed on Jul. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,458,025.
Application 16/510,123 is a continuation of application No. 15/635,087, filed on Jun. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,390,960, issued on Aug. 27, 2019.
Application 15/635,087 is a continuation of application No. 14/177,100, filed on Feb. 10, 2014, granted, now 9,687,357, issued on Jun. 27, 2017.
Application 14/177,100 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2012/050218, filed on Aug. 9, 2012.
Application 14/177,100 is a continuation of application No. 12/661,206, filed on Mar. 12, 2010, granted, now 9,387,090, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/521,704, filed on Aug. 9, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/260,375, filed on Nov. 11, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/159,792, filed on Mar. 12, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2022/0401228 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4455 (2013.01) [A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30171 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30235 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30383 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30393 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30395 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3055 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30601 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30774 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30777 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30779 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30785 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30789 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30818 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30836 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4622 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4628 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant comprising:
an expandable body including:
an outer core,
an inner core configured to engage the outer core along a longitudinal axis of the expandable body,
an adjustment ring configured to couple to the outer core and adjust a relative position of the inner core to the outer core, and
a first attachment feature disposed at a first end of the expandable body; and
a first endplate configured to couple to the expandable body at the first end via the first attachment feature, wherein the first attachment feature includes a plurality of threaded holes disposed about a central aperture, wherein the first endplate is configured to couple to the expandable body in a plurality of rotational positions about the longitudinal axis of the expandable body, the rotational positions defined by the plurality of threaded holes.