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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Besaw, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Sweeney, III, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NUVASIVE, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30261 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30266 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30329 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30365 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30411 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30517 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30537 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30565 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30576 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01);
Abstract
Expandable implant devices including first and second endplates, wherein a first side of the first endplate is moveably attached to a first side of the second endplate; and an expansion mechanism is disposed between the first and second endplates adjacent the second side of the endplates opposite the first side, wherein actuating the expansion mechanism changes an angle between the first endplate and the second endplate.