Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9907673
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15014189

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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.

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GLOBUS MEDICAL INC2560 GENERAL ARMISTEAD AVENUE AUDUBON PA 19403

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Adams, Hilliary Conshohocken, US 7 362
Weiman, Mark Coatesville, US 260 12662

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