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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2007
Marc I. Malberg, Princeton, NJ (US);
Gretchen Dougherty Shah, Wayne, NJ (US);
Rui J. Ferreira, Livingston, NJ (US);
Marc I. Malberg, Princeton, NJ (US);
Gretchen Dougherty Shah, Wayne, NJ (US);
Rui J. Ferreira, Livingston, NJ (US);
EBI, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
An expandable spinal implant including a first member and a second member. The first member has first and second arms. The first and second members are pivotally coupled to each other for relative movement about a rotation axis between a closed position for inserting the implant into a spine and an expanded position for providing structural support to the spine. The expandable implant includes a locking mechanism for arresting relative movement between the first member and the second member.