Expandable fusion implant and related methods
US9788971B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4627
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An expandable spinal fusion implant comprising first and second endplates coupled to an expansion member that sits within a housing. The expansion member is translated by a drive mechanism, whereby translation of the expansion member by the drive mechanism in a distal and proximal directions causes the distance between the endplates to increase and decrease, respectively.
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