Patent ID: 7846206

Claim:
An expansible implant for bone restoration comprising: a single plane of expansion intrinsic to the implant, wherein the single plane of expansion corresponds to a bone restoration plane; first and second opposed plates respectively forming first and a second bearing surfaces for the bone, wherein the first and second plates move away from one another according to the single plane of expansion at the time of the expansion of the implant; first and second implant ends substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis of the implant, wherein the first implant end includes an opening for allowing engagement of the implant with an implant carrier; at least one pair of first and second supports, wherein each support of a pair of supports includes a first end connected to the first or second plate and a second end connected to the first or second implant ends; and a first material web provided between each respective support and the corresponding plate the support is connected to, and a second material web provided between each respective support and the corresponding implant end the support is connected to, wherein each material web plastically deforms during expansion of the implant to control expansion of the implant, and wherein each material web comprises a reduced thickness portion of a respective support.