Expandable Bone Implant Patent for Orthopedic Surgery Restoration
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260090895A1 by Lock-In VCF SA for an expandable bone implant for human orthopedic surgery. The implant features a biocompatible metal alloy hollow body that transitions from folded to deployed configuration via fluid injection, designed for restoring bone volume and geometry. Medical device manufacturers in the orthopedic space should review for competitive intelligence purposes.
What changed
The USPTO published patent application US20260090895A1 (application no. 19340515) filed by Lock-In VCF SA (inventor: Guillaume LACAZE) for an expandable bone implant system used in human orthopedic surgery restoration. The implant comprises a hollow body made of biocompatible metal alloy with proximal and distal ends, having a plurality of fold pairs in folded configuration that can be plastically deformed and expanded when fluid is injected inside. CPC classifications include A61F 2/441 and A61B 17/8811 among others.
Medical device manufacturers and orthopedic companies should monitor this patent filing for competitive landscape awareness in expandable bone implant technology. No immediate compliance actions or regulatory deadlines are triggered by this publication; patent applications do not impose obligations on other market participants. Companies developing similar bone restoration devices may wish to conduct freedom-to-operate analyses or evaluate potential licensing opportunities.
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IMPLANT OSSEUX EXPANSIBLE DE CHIRURGIE ORTHOPÉDIQUE HUMAINE, SYSTÈME ORTHOPÉDIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE L'IMPLANT
Application US20260090895A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Assignee
Lock-In VCF SA
Inventors
Guillaume LACAZE
Abstract
An expandable bone implant for human orthopaedic surgery for restoring the volume and/or geometry of a bone, to an orthopaedic system and to a method for manufacturing the implant which includes a hollow body formed by a sheet made of a biocompatible metal alloy, closed on itself in a sealed manner, between proximal and distal ends, having, in the folded configuration, a plurality of pairs of folds, each of the pairs having an antiform fold, referred to as convex, and possible persistence of a synform fold, referred to as concave, the folds lying on top of each other in the folded configuration so that the surfaces present between each of the convex and concave folds are rolled around the longitudinal axis, the sheet being plastically deformable to allow expansion of the implant from the folded configuration to the deployed configuration, when a fluid is injected into the implant.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/441 A61B 17/8811 A61F 2/3094 A61F 2/4611 A61F 2002/3021 A61F 2002/30224 A61F 2002/30579 A61F 2310/00023 A61M 2025/1004 A61M 25/1038
Filing Date
2025-09-25
Application No.
19340515
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