US 11,998,454 B2
Vertebral implants and methods for installation thereof
George Howard, Green Lane, PA (US); James Himmelberger, Souderton, PA (US); Jason Gray, East Greenville, PA (US); Colm Mclaughlin, Glenside, PA (US); Noah Hansell, King of Prussia, PA (US); and Mark Weiman, Downingtown, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/950,208.
Application 17/950,208 is a continuation of application No. 16/507,494, filed on Jul. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,452,613.
Application 16/507,494 is a continuation of application No. 14/881,507, filed on Oct. 13, 2015, granted, now 10,376,373, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 14/881,507 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/580,273, filed on Dec. 23, 2014, granted, now 9,801,730, issued on Oct. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0020153 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4465 (2013.01) [A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61B 17/8095 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3008 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30228 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30235 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30383 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30467 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30495 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30515 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30517 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30523 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30565 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4415 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An expandable vertebral implant assembly comprising:
an inner member;
an outer member;
a gear coupled to the inner and outer members and adapted to move the inner member relative to the outer member upon rotation of the gear; and
a polyaxial endplate assembly attached to at least one of the inner member and the outer member, and including:
an endplate including a circumferential inner surface and a curved exterior surface and a plurality of gear teeth circumferentially arranged on the curved exterior surface;
a mating body including a curved inner surface and mating teeth arranged circumferentially on the curved inner surface, the mating teeth enmesh with the gear teeth of the endplate; and
a clamp disposed to press the endplate relative to the mating body to fix the endplate to the mating body at a desired angle, the clamp having a convex surface configured to contact the circumferential inner surface of the endplate; and
a clamping screw coupled to the mating body and the clamp.