Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
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Application No.: US13531844Application Date: 2012-06-25
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Publication No.: US08852279B2Publication Date: 2014-10-07
- Inventor: Mark Weiman
- Applicant: Mark Weiman
- Applicant Address: US PA Audubon
- Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Audubon
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44 ; A61F2/46 ; A61F2/30 ; A61F2/28

Abstract:
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a central ramp, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the central ramp capable of being moved in a first direction to move the first and second endplates outwardly and into an expanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed down an endoscopic tube.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130023993A1 Expandable Fusion Device and Method of Installation Thereof Public/Granted day:2013-01-24
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