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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
William Reimels, Oceanside, CA (US);
Max C. Zemezonak, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3054 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30156 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30224 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30971 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an expandable interbody that includes superior and inferior shells enclosing a control mechanism that includes interlocking proximal and distal cages as well as an adjustment screw that longitudinally translates the distal cage relative to the proximal cage and thereby expands interbody by pushing apart the distal ends of the superior and inferior shells.