Expandable Vertebral Implant for Spinal Procedures
Summary
Two inventors, Colm McLaughlin and James Himmelberger, filed patent application 19424613 on December 18, 2025, for an expandable vertebral implant for spinal procedures. The application was published by the USPTO on April 23, 2026, disclosing a prosthetic implant with first and second members configured to coaxially interdigitate and move along a longitudinal axis.
“The first member of the implant is moveable relative to the second member along a longitudinal axis.”
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This patent application discloses an expandable prosthetic implant for engagement between vertebrae, comprising a first member and a second member each with extensions and hollow interior portions configured to coaxially interdigitate, with the first member moveable relative to the second member along a longitudinal axis. The application covers spinal implant technology classified under CPC A61F 2/446 and related subclasses.\n\nMedical device manufacturers developing spinal implants should monitor prosecution of this application for potential freedom-to-operate considerations; this document is a publication of a patent application and does not itself constitute an enforceable patent right.
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EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL IMPLANT
Application US20260108361A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Inventors
Colm McLaughlin, James Himmelberger
Abstract
An expandable prosthetic implant for engagement between vertebrae includes a first member having a first end, a second end, a plurality of extensions and a hollow interior portion extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the plurality of extensions extend from the first end to the second end. A second member includes a first end, a second end, a hollow interior portion extending from the first end to the second end, and a plurality of extensions extending from the second end to the first end. The plurality extensions of the first member are configured to coaxially interdigitate with the second member, and the plurality of extensions of the second member are configured to coaxially interdigitate with the first member. The first member of the implant is moveable relative to the second member along a longitudinal axis.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/446 A61F 2/44 A61F 2/4465 A61F 2/4611 A61F 2002/3023 A61F 2002/30405 A61F 2002/30507 A61F 2002/30523 A61F 2002/30556 A61F 2002/30593 A61F 2002/30601 A61F 2002/4615
Filing Date
2025-12-18
Application No.
19424613
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