Expandable vertebral implant

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10709571
APP PUB NO 20170035577A1
SERIAL NO

15270620

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A joint spacer therapeutically maintains separation of bones of a joint. A carriage is slideably retained within the frame and has at least one ramped surface. An actuator screw is threadably engaged with the frame, and rotatably connected to the carriage, to cause the carriage to slideably move within the frame when the actuator screw is rotated. First and second endplates engage the bones of the joint, and each has at least one ramped surface that is mateable with the ramped surface of the carriage, whereby when the carriage is slideably moved by rotation of the actuator screw, the endplates ramped surface slides against the carriage ramped surface to cause the endplates to move along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the frame, to increase the height of the spacer. Piercing elements are connected to the carriage to pierce bone of the joint when the carriage is moved.

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GLOBUS MEDICAL INC2560 GENERAL ARMISTEAD AVENUE VALLEY FORGE BUSINESS CENTER AUDUBON PA 19403

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adams, Mark Downingtown, US 189 6516
Bechtel, Matthew Norristown, US 49 540
Davenport, Daniel Collegeville, US 71 2373
Gahman, Kevin Douglassville, US 67 1764
George, Milan King of Prussia, US 40 739
Glerum, Chad Pennsburg, US 211 13693
Hansell, Noah King of Prussia, US 157 4541
Iott, Andrew Newtown Square, US 167 7145
Matthews, John Philadelphia, US 100 1720
Seifert, Jody L Birdsboro, US 92 3600
Weiman, Mark Coatesville, US 262 12961

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