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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Weiman, Downingtown, PA (US);
Kurt Faulhaber, Cape Coral, FL (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30772 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spacer for separating bones of a joint, the spacer includes a frame having a longitudinal axis, and ramped surfaces. An endplate configured to engage a bone of the joint has ramped surfaces mateable with the ramped surfaces of the frame. When the endplate is moved relative to the frame in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the frame, the endplate is moved in a direction away from the frame to increase the height at least one end of the spacer. A second endplate configured to engage a second bone of the joint can be similarly configured.