Patent ID: 8083800
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for insertion between first and second vertebral members comprising: a first end member with a first contact surface to contact the first vertebral member; a second end member with a second contact surface to contact the second vertebral member, the second end member being spaced away from the first end member; a compliant mesh material secured to and extending between each of the first and second end members; an interior space formed between the first and second end members and the mesh material; the mesh material having a uniform construction around central regions of the end members that is interrupted by not more than one opening that extends into the interior space; an inflatable member positioned within the interior space and being inflatable upon the introduction of a substance into the inflatable member, the inflatable member being inflatable between a first size to space the first and second end members a first distance apart and an enlarged second size to space the first and second end members a second greater distance apart; the inflatable member being separate from the mesh material; the opening being larger than the first size of the inflatable member and smaller than the second size of the inflatable member.