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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Theken Spine, Llc, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
E. Skott Greenhalgh, Lower Gwynedd, PA (US);
John-Paul Romano, Chalfont, PA (US);
Assignee:
Theken Spine, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61B 17/8852 (2013.01); A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2002/448 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable orthopedic support device and methods of using the device are disclosed. The device can have rigid structural components that can translate longitudinally with respect to each other, and in so doing can change the vertical height of the device. The structural components can be driven by a drivescrew mechanism to change the vertical height of the device.