Patent ID: 9044338
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An intravertebral implant for insertion into a vertebral body having a superior endplate and an inferior endplate, the implant comprising: a generally elongated implant having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; the generally elongated implant having a substantially linear insertion configuration for insertion into the vertebral body along an insertion axis and a generally helical implanted configuration defining a generally helical support structure that includes a plurality of adjacent windings extending about a winding axis that is substantially orthogonal to the insertion axis; the elongated implant including a longitudinal internal passageway extending between the proximal and distal end portions for directing the flow of bone filler material therethrough, and a plurality of apertures located along an inside wall of the implant, the apertures communicating with the passageway and being open in the implanted configuration to direct the flow of bone filler into an interior of the helical support structure within the vertebral body.