Patent ID: 11964074
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A non-woven fibrous implant, comprising:
a first endcap formed of a rigid material and having a size corresponding to size of a first vertebral body;
a second endcap formed of a rigid material and having a size corresponding to size of a second vertebral body;
at least one pliable material layer disposed between the first endcap and the second endcap, the pliable material layer being configured to provide a motion-sparing effect, and
at least one non-woven fibrous component comprising a plurality of randomly spaced and oriented fibers defining a plurality of open pore spaces between adjacent fibers,
wherein the open pore spaces are configured to promote boney ingrowth between adjacent fibers, and
wherein each of the first endcap, the second endcap, and the pliable material layer are printed and cured in-situ, within a disc space of a patient, between the first and second vertebral bodies.