Julien Doreau;Dan Boljonis;Christine Herrmann;Bryan D. Milz;Thomas Alheidt
发明人:
Thomas Alheidt,Bryan D. Milz,Dan Boljonis,Julien Doreau,Christine Herrmann
申请号：
US13587205
公开号：
US09320610B2
申请日:
2012.08.16
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
An expandable implant (210, 410) includes top and bottom plates (220, 250, 420, 450) having angled inner surfaces (222, 252, 422, 452) that interact with expansion members (300, 302, 500, 502). The expansion members (300, 302, 500, 502) may be situated on an actuator (280, 480), and may include at least one vertical projection (312, 314, 512, 514) for interacting with a recess (230, 430) in the plates (220, 250, 420, 450). In some instances, rotation of the actuator (280, 480) in opposing directions about a longitudinal axis may cause the expansion members (300, 302, 500, 502) to move toward or away from one another, thereby resulting in separation or collapse of the top and bottom plates (220, 250, 420, 450). Pins (316, 516) may also be associated with the expansion members (300, 302, 500, 502) and received in respective slots (318, 518) in the plates (220, 250, 420, 450).
