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Patent No.:

US 9351851 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:

Benvenue Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Huffmaster, Newark, CA (US);

Patricia Hsin-Yi Ho, Redwood City, CA (US);

Jeffrey L. Emery, Emerald Hills, CA (US);

Laurent Schaller, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Bevenue Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/66 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4657 (2013.01); A61B 17/66 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4658 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices and methods are provided for measuring and/or adjusting the distance between two opposing surfaces of a work space, such as two vertebral bodies separated by a disc space. A sizing device may include at least one distraction member, an actuator, and an actuator controller. The actuator controller is movable to move the actuator, with movement of the actuator changing the height dimension of the distraction member. The amount of movement of the actuator controller is generally linearly related to the change of the height dimension of the distraction member. The amount of expansion force applied by the distraction member is also generally linearly related to the amount of movement of the actuator controller.


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