US 12,167,970 B2
Expandable inter vertebral implant
Daniel Davenport, Collegeville, PA (US); Chad Glerum, Pennsburg, PA (US); and Duncan Sibson, Malvern, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/850,040.
Application 17/850,040 is a continuation of application No. 16/871,295, filed on May 11, 2020, granted, now 11,399,957.
Application 16/871,295 is a continuation of application No. 15/802,688, filed on Nov. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,702,393, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Application 15/802,688 is a continuation of application No. 15/291,108, filed on Oct. 12, 2016, granted, now 9,833,336, issued on Dec. 5, 2017.
Application 15/291,108 is a continuation of application No. 14/676,323, filed on Apr. 1, 2015, granted, now 9,486,325, issued on Nov. 8, 2016.
Application 14/676,323 is a continuation of application No. 13/836,005, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,149,367, issued on Oct. 6, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0339001 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/447 (2013.01) [A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61B 17/8042 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3008 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30181 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30266 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30448 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30476 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30607 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30677 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00359 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant comprising:
a frame;
an actuator extending through the frame;
a carriage received within the frame, wherein the carriage is coupled to the frame;
an upper endplate, wherein the upper endplate includes at least one upper socket for receiving a bone screw therethrough; and
a lower endplate, wherein the lower endplate includes at least one lower socket for receiving a bone screw therethrough,
wherein rotation of the actuator in a first direction causes the implant to move from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration and rotation of the actuator in a second direction causes the implant to move from an expanded configuration to an unexpanded configuration
wherein the carriage includes at least one upper ramped surface and at least one lower ramped surface.