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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2023
Spine Wave, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Scott Mclean, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Haibo Fan, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Emily Anne Pugh, Stamford, CT (US);
Phillip T. Harkawik, Fairfield, CT (US);
SPINE WAVE, INC., Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
An expandable spinal implant comprises a body having a hollow interior, a proximal end and a distal end, the body supporting an endplate movable relative to the body in a first direction away from said body. An actuatable expansion mechanism, supported within the hollow interior is coupled to the body and the movable endplate to move the movable endplate relative to the body. The expansion mechanism comprises a rotatable drive gear and a rotatable follower supported spaced from the drive gear, and a transmission belt rotatively coupling the drive gear and the follower to transfer rotative motion from the drive gear to the follower upon actuation of the expansion mechanism. The transmission belt is formed in a continuous loop extending in an oblong shape around the drive gear and the follower and has an inward curve on one side of the loop between said drive gear and the follower.