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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Keith E. Miller, Germantown, TN (US);
John Stewart Young, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Assignee:
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30574 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable spinal implant having a first portion and a second portion is provided. The expandable implant includes a first moveable portion and a second moveable portion attached to the first portion. The first moveable portion and the second moveable portion are moveable independently of one another. The movement of the first moveable portion and the second moveable portion facilitate independent expansion of a trailing end portion and a leading end portion of the expandable implant.