Patent ID: 9398961
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An orthopedic stabilizing device for placement in an interosseous space defined by adjacent bony surfaces, comprising a deformable monolithic body having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis extending through the distal and proximal ends, an upper bone contact structure and a lower bone contact structure spaced from each other, a locator arm adjacent the distal end and a locator arm adjacent the proximal end, each locator arm being joined to a respective upper bone contact structure and a lower bone contact structure without discontinuity, said device being expandable along a height axis between a first unexpanded height to a second and third larger expanded height by deformation of the monolithic body, said body including a first partial column between said locator arms projecting from said upper bone contact structure toward said lower bone contact structure, and a second matchable partial column between said locator arms projecting from said lower bone contact structure toward said upper bone contact structure, said first and second partial columns being longitudinally spaced and not engaged with each other at said first height and operative to move longitudinally and engage upon expansion to form a load-bearing column at one of said second larger height or said third larger height.