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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Degen Medical, Inc., Florence, SC (US);
Inventors:
Craig Black, Florence, SC (US);
James P. Duncan, Hernando, MS (US);
Assignee:
DeGen Medical, Inc., Florence, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4615 (2013.01);
Abstract
The technical description relates to expandable spacer configured to engage an intervertebral disk. An example expandable spacer includes a main body, a first endplate, a second endplate, a driving member, a plurality of pins, and an actuation member. The expandable member is also configured to transition from a first configuration to a second configuration. Additionally, various expandable spacers are described and illustrated herein.