Expandable interbody device
US10874524B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An expandable interbody device for use in the spine is configured to fit through Kambin's Triangle. The expandable interbody device can include a body defining a front end, a rear end and a plurality of sidewalls spanning between the front and rear ends, an expandable member pivotally attached to the body such that the expandable member pivots outwardly from one of the plurality of sidewalls and a screw threaded into the body through the rear end thereof. The expandable member defines an actuator flange that projects into the body. The screw abuts the actuator flange such that contracting the screw into the body causes the expandable member to pivot outwardly from the body.
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