CPC A61F 2/447 (2013.01) [A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/30749 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3008 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30266 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30383 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30777 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30836 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30957 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of installing a vertebral fusion device, comprising:
providing a vertebral fusion device in a collapsed configuration, comprising:
a first endplate including a first plate adapted to contact a first vertebral body and a first extension extending laterally from the first plate;
a second endplate including a second plate adapted to contact a second vertebral body adjacent to the first vertebral body and a second extension extending laterally from the second plate, both the first and second plates extending from a first side of the device to a second side of the device; and
a first ramp and a second ramp, both the first ramp and the second ramp being configured to mate with the first and second plates, and both the first ramp and the second ramp extending from the first side of the device to the second side of the device, wherein at least one of the first and second sides of the device is configured to pivotably expand about a pivot point;
wherein the device defines a first angle with respect to the pivot point;
transitioning the fusion device from the collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, comprising:
pivotably expanding at least one of the first and second sides of the device about the pivot point until the device defines a second angle with respect to the pivot point, wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle; and
inserting a first fastener into a bore in the first extension and inserting a second fastener into a bore in the second extension.
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