US 11,944,551 B2
Expandable vertebral implant
Jody L. Seifert, Birdsboro, PA (US); Chad Glerum, Pennsburg, PA (US); Mark Weiman, Downingtown, PA (US); Mark Adams, Downingtown, PA (US); David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US); and Jason Zappacosta, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on May 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/323,101.
Application 17/323,101 is a continuation of application No. 16/416,683, filed on May 20, 2019, granted, now 11,026,800.
Application 16/416,683 is a continuation of application No. 15/144,032, filed on May 2, 2016, granted, now 10,350,081, issued on Jul. 16, 2019.
Application 15/144,032 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/837,452, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 10,299,934, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 13/837,452 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/711,204, filed on Dec. 11, 2012, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2021/0338453 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4425 (2013.01) [A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61B 17/8042 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30523 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4635 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for therapeutically maintaining a separation of bones of a joint, comprising:
inserting a spacer between bones of the joint, the spacer comprising:
a translation member;
an upper endplate having an upper plate portion;
a lower endplate having a lower plate portion;
an actuation member operably connected to the translation member, whereby movement of the actuation member in a first direction causes the translation member to increase the distance of separation between the upper endplate and the lower endplate;
a first socket positioned on the upper plate portion of the upper endplate,
wherein the first socket is positioned entirely above an upper surface of the upper endplate;
wherein a length of the spacer is greater than a width of the spacer;
positioning the spacer into intervertebral spacer laterally; and
positioning a first anchor configured to fasten the spacer to the patient, wherein the first anchor is received in the first socket such that the first anchor can pivot polyaxially in the first socket.