Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
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Application No.: US17388220Application Date: 2021-07-29
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Publication No.: US11666457B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Chad Glerum , Andrew Iott , Mark Weiman , Jody Seifert , Kevin Gahman , Colm McLaughlin , Adam Friedrich
- Applicant: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US PA Audubon
- Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
- Current Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Audubon
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44 ; A61F2/46 ; A61F2/30

Abstract:
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220008222A1 EXPANDABLE FUSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF Public/Granted day:2022-01-13
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