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Implants and instruments with flexible features

Grant US12582534B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

VB Spine US Opco LLC

Inventors

Jennifer Anne Moore, Todd M. Wallenstein, Jared Gordon Struck

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, an implant includes a body having a surface with a flexible pattern defined by a plurality of material segments including a first material segment and a second material segment. The first material segment abuts the second material segment. Further, the first material segment includes a first non-linear shape extending between a first end and a second end while the second material segment includes a second non-linear shape extending between a first end and a second end. The two material segments are interconnected such that one of the first end and the second end of the first non-linear shape is interconnected with one of the first end and the second end of the second non-linear shape.

CPC Classifications

A61F 2/4455 A61F 2/446 A61F 2/4465 A61F 2/447 A61B 17/8038 A61B 17/8042 A61B 17/8047

Filing Date

2023-01-13

Application No.

18154355

Claims

19