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

Claim 11:
12. A spinal implant comprising:
a caudal portion, having a caudal anterior side and a caudal posterior side, and a caudal perimeter connecting the caudal anterior side and the caudal posterior side;
a cephalad portion, having a cephalad anterior side and a cephalad posterior side, and a cephalad perimeter connecting the cephalad anterior side and the cephalad posterior side;
wherein the caudal portion and cephalad portion define an intermediate region therebetween and having a longitudinal axis and are connected by a first anterior wall and a second posterior wall, the first wall having a greater rigidity than the second wall;
wherein the caudal anterior side and the cephalad anterior side are separated by an anterior distance along an anterior plane and the caudal posterior side and the cephalad anterior side are separated by a posterior distance along a posterior plane; and
wherein the second wall is configured for a preferential movement between the cephalad and caudal portions, wherein the preferential movement is toward the longitudinal axis.