The design of a combined lumbar interbody fusion cage for endoscopic procedure
LUO Yong
YIN Zhixun
Abstract：Objectives To design a combined lumbar interbody fusion device for endoscopic procedure. Methods Based on the platform of Solidworks software, the entity and parameterized modeling techniques were applied to design a set of combined lumbar interbody fusion cage and its relative matching device, which was used for endoscopic or transforaminal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion; Subsequently, the combination and installation of the device was observed by virtual assembly. Results The combined lumbar interbody fusion cage and its affiliated equipment were successfully designed, including component A, component B and the holding handles. The width of component A, B was 7 mm, with 3 different lengths (22, 24, 26 mm) and 2 different heights (4, 6 mm), so that the height of each cage after installation could reach to 8, 10 and 12 mm. Virtual assembly result displayed that component A and B were well matched via a 9 mm-diameter working channel. Conclusion The combined lumbar interbody fusion cage was reasonably designed, convenient installed and well matched, which could be implanted into intervertebral space through endoscopic expanding working channels, so as to be applied for endoscopic or transforaminal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion.
Keywords：Lumbar vertebraeSpinal fusionInterbody fusion cageEndoscopy
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 166-171 )