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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Sergey A. Fedorov, The Colony, TX (US);
Nelson LI, Hillsdale, NJ (US);
Sergey A. Fedorov, The Colony, TX (US);
Nelson Li, Hillsdale, NJ (US);
Blackston Medical, Inc., Lewisville, TX (US);
Abstract
An insertion instrument for inserting an expandable support device, where the insertion instrument includes an actuator device operable to rotate a component of an expandable support device to a rotated position, such that the rotation to the rotated position of the expandable support device causes a first longitudinally extending member of the expandable support device to be longitudinally fixed. The insertion instrument also includes a hollow body, where the hollow body includes a removable gear device or a removable screw driver device. The removable gear device is configurable to cause a first longitudinally extending member of expandable support device to longitudinally extend in a direction away from the center of the expandable support device. The removable screw driver device is configurable to insert a screw into the expandable support device to lock the rotated position into place.