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US 11,690,730 B2Granted
Lordotic expandable fusion implant
AssigneeNuVasive, Inc.
InventorChristopher Stein
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an expandable spinal implant comprising a plurality of moveable endplates pivotably connect to a housing.
Claims20
An expandable spinal implant comprising:
- a plurality of moveable endplates pivotably connected to a housing;
- a central body located within the housing;
- a lead screw engaged with the central body;
- and
- a passive locking mechanism,
- wherein the passive locking mechanism comprises a series of recesses on the lead screw and a plurality of arms extending from an interior of the housing, each arm of said plurality of arms comprising an engagement tab configured to engage a corresponding recess in the series of recesses.
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A system comprising:
- an expandable spinal implant, comprising:
- a plurality of moveable endplates pivotably connected to a housing,
- a central body located within the housing,
- a lead screw engaged with the central body, and
- a passive locking mechanism,
- wherein the passive locking mechanism comprises a series of recesses on the lead screw and a plurality of arms extending from an interior of the housing, each arm of said plurality of arms comprising an engagement tab configured to engage a corresponding recess in the series of recesses;
- and
- an insertion tool configured to position the expandable spinal implant into a disc space of a patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.