Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expanding interbody implant and method
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Application No.: US16938088Application Date: 2020-07-24
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Publication No.: US11596524B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Adriaan J. Kuyler , Anthony J. Melkent , Keith E. Miller
- Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
- Current Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Agency: Sorell, Lenna & Schmidt, LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44 ; A61F2/30

Abstract:
A device includes a core having proximal and distal ends and defining a first female thread. A drive screw includes first and second ends. The first end includes a first male thread. The second end including a second male thread that engages the first female thread. A first body includes a second female thread that engages the first male thread. A second body is coupled to the drive screw. A first plate is coupled to the core and the first body. The first plate includes a first vertebral engaging surface. A second plate is coupled to the core and includes a second vertebral engaging surface. The drive screw is configured to rotate relative to the core to simultaneously pivot the first plate relative to the core and alter a distance between the first vertebral engaging surface and the second vertebral engaging surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220023062A1 EXPANDING INTERBODY IMPLANT AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2022-01-27
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