US 12,268,614 B2
Interbody implant with adjusting shims
Jonathan M. Dewey, Memphis, TN (US); and Richard A. Hynes, Melbourne Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/515,735.
Application 17/515,735 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/356,950, filed on Jun. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,612,499.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409389 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/447 (2013.01) [A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An expandable implant, comprising:
a superior endplate including a first distal surface supporting a first protrusion extending in a first lateral direction and a second protrusion extending in a second lateral direction opposite the first lateral direction, the superior endplate having a third protrusion extending in a proximal direction, the superior endplate having a first track and a second track extending in a proximal-to-distal direction;
an inferior endplate including a second distal surface supporting a first slot and a second slot, the inferior endplate having a fourth protrusion extending in a proximal direction, the inferior endplate having a third track and a fourth track extending in the proximal-to-distal direction;
a proximal plate having a superior recess and an inferior recess disposed in a medial position of the proximal plate,
a first shim disposed within the first track and the third track; and
a second shim disposed within the second track and the fourth track,
wherein the first protrusion is disposed within the first slot and the second protrusion is mated within the second slot.