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Resorbable interbody spinal fusion devices
Assignee: DePuy Mitek LLC
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Filing: 1998-08-10
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Granted: 2001-06-05
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Expires: 2018-08-10
Abstract
Abstract A resorbable interbody fusion device for use in spinal fixation is disclosed. The device is composed of 25-100% bioresorbable or resorbable material. The interbody fusion device of the invention can be in any convenient form, such as a wedge, screw or cage. Preferably, the resorbable device of the invention is in the shape of a tapered wedge or cone, which further desirably incorporates structural features such as serrations or threads better to anchor the device in the adjoining vertebrae. The preferred device further comprises a plurality of peripheral voids and more desirably a central void space therein, which may desirably be filled with a grafting material for facilitating bony development and/or spinal fusion, such as an autologous grafting material. As the preferred material from which the resorbable interbody fusion device is manufactured is most likely to be a polymer that can produce acidic products upon hydrolytic degradation, the device preferably further includes a neutralization compound, or buffer, in sufficiently high concentration to decrease the rate of pH change as the device degrades, in order to prevent sterile abscess formation caused by the accumulation of unbuffered acidic products in the area of the implant.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph D. Gresser
- 👤 Debra J. Trantolo
- 👤 Robert S. Langer
- 👤 Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
- 👤 Alexander M. Klibanov
- 👤 Donald L. Wise
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2026-10-23 00:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/44; A61F2/4455; A61F2/3094; A61F2/30965; A61F2/442; A61F2/28; A61F2002/2835; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30062; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30112; A61F2002/30133; A61F2002/30138; A61F2002/30153; A61F2002/30159; A61F2002/30179; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/30205; A61F2002/30217; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/30784; A61F2002/30785; A61F2002/30789; A61F2002/3085; A61F2002/30868; A61F2002/30904; A61F2/30942; A61F2002/30957; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0004; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0015; A61F2230/0017; A61F2230/0019; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/0058; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0067; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/924; Y10S623/926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
50 words
A substantially wedge shaped resorbable interbody spinal fusion device, wherein said device is substantially manufactured from a resorbable material of poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide), said device further comprising a buffering or neutralizing agent wherein said buffering or neutralizing agent is hydroxyapatite, and wherein said device further comprises one or more void spaces therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
50 words
A substantially wedge shaped resorbable interbody spinal fusion device, wherein said device is substantially manufactured from a resorbable material of poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide), said device further comprising a buffering or neutralizing agent wherein said buffering or neutralizing agent is hydroxyapatite, and wherein said device further comprises one or more void spaces therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A resorbable interbody spinal fusion device, said device shaped substantially as a threaded screw, wherein said device is substantially manufactured from a resorbable material of poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide), said device further comprising a buffering or neutralizing agent wherein said buffering or neutralizing agent is hydroxyapatite, and wherein said device further comprises one or more void spaces therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A resorbable interbody spinal fusion device, said device shaped substantially as a threaded screw, wherein said device is substantially manufactured from a resorbable material of poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide), said device further comprising a buffering or neutralizing agent wherein said buffering or neutralizing agent is hydroxyapatite, and wherein said device further comprises one or more void spaces therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
83 words
A resorbable interbody spinal fusion device for spinal fixation, said device comprising 25-100% resorbable material, wherein said resorbable material is a polymer producing acidic products or low molecular weight resorbable fragments upon hydrolytic degradation, and wherein, further, said resorbable material further comprises a buffering or neutralizing agent in sufficiently high concentration to moderate the rate of change of pH of said resorbable material during resorption, said resorbable material comprises reinforcing fibers and said reinforcing fibers are made of said buffering or neutralizing agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
A resorbable interbody spinal fusion device for spinal fixation, said device comprising 25-100% resorbable material, wherein said resorbable material is a polymer producing acidic products or low molecular weight resorbable fragments upon hydrolytic degradation, and wherein, further, said resorbable material further comprises a buffering or neutralizing agent in sufficiently high concentration to moderate the rate of change of pH of said resorbable material during resorption, said resorbable material comprises reinforcing fibers and said reinforcing fibers are made of said buffering or neutralizing agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
A resorbable interbody spinal fusion device for spinal fixation, said device comprising 25-100% resorbable material, wherein said device is fabricated from at least two resorbable polymers, and wherein, further, one of said resorbable polymers has been cross-linked in the presence of a crosslinking agent and an initiator, whereby said crosslinked resorbable polymer forms a reinforcing interpenetrating network.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
A resorbable interbody spinal fusion device for spinal fixation, said device comprising 25-100% resorbable material, wherein said device is fabricated from at least two resorbable polymers, and wherein, further, one of said resorbable polymers has been cross-linked in the presence of a crosslinking agent and an initiator, whereby said crosslinked resorbable polymer forms a reinforcing interpenetrating network.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The resorbable interbody spinal fusion device of claim 4 , wherein said crosslinking agent is vinyl pyrrolidone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The resorbable interbody spinal fusion device of claim 4 , wherein said initiator is benzoyl peroxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
A resorbable interbody spinal fusion device for spinal fixation, said device comprising 25-100% resorbable material, wherein said device is fabricated from a polymer wherein molecular chains of said polymer have been aligned to be essentially parallel, and wherein, further, said device has been cut such that the aligned polymer molecular chains are at approximately a 45° angle to a surface of said device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
A resorbable interbody spinal fusion device for spinal fixation, said device comprising 25-100% resorbable material, wherein said device is fabricated from a polymer wherein molecular chains of said polymer have been aligned to be essentially parallel, and wherein, further, said device has been cut such that the aligned polymer molecular chains are at approximately a 45° angle to a surface of said device.
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