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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 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
A steerable expandable spinal implant comprises a body and a movable endplate. The implant including an actuatable expansion mechanism coupled to the body, the expansion mechanism comprising a rotatable drive gear and a follower spindle coupled by a transmission belt. The drive gear is rotatable in a first direction to rotate the body about an axis adjacent a body proximal end, and in a second opposite direction to actuate the expansion mechanism to move the endplate away from the body and expand the spinal implant. A brake shoe is rotatably supported by the body adjacent the proximal end, the brake shoe being operable in a first mode to allow the body to rotate about the axis, and in the second mode to constrain movement of the body relative to brake shoe thereby allowing actuation of the expansion mechanism to move the endplate away from the body and expand the implant.