Patent ID: 11918480
Assignee: ADDITIVE IMPLANTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A cervical cage comprising:
a superior end plate, having a superior anterior side and a superior posterior side, and a superior perimeter connecting the superior anterior side and the superior posterior side;
an inferior end plate, having an inferior anterior side and an inferior posterior side, and an inferior perimeter connecting the inferior anterior side and the inferior posterior side,
wherein the superior end plate and the inferior end plate define a central region therebetween, the central region further defined by:
an anterior plane extending between the superior anterior side and the inferior anterior side,
a posterior plane extending between the superior posterior side and the inferior posterior side, and
a longitudinal axis extending through the central region between the superior end plate and the inferior end plate;

an anterior support, with a first rigidity, connecting the superior end plate and the inferior end plate;
a posterior support, with a second rigidity, connecting the superior end plate and the inferior end plate at posterior edges; and
wherein the first rigidity is greater than the second rigidity, such that the posterior support can transition toward the longitudinal axis.