US 12,336,917 B2
Steerable implant assembly
Garrett D. Lauf, Hampshire, IL (US); Daniel P. Predick, Wheat Ridge, CO (US); Madeline Wolters, St. Charles, IL (US); and Michael S. Butler, St. Charles, IL (US)
Assigned to Life Spine, Inc., Huntley, IL (US)
Filed by LIFE SPINE, INC., Huntley, IL (US)
Filed on May 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/740,471.
Application 17/740,471 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/875,465, filed on May 15, 2020, granted, now 11,337,825.
Prior Publication US 2022/0265440 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4611 (2013.01) [A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4628 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A steerable expandable implant, comprising:
a lower support member configured to engage a first portion of bone;
an upper support member coupled to the lower support member and configured to engage a second portion of bone, the upper support member movable relative to the lower support member between a collapsed position and an expanded position;
a first control member coupled to the lower support member, wherein manipulation of the first control member causes the lower support member to move relative to the upper support member between the collapsed position and the expanded position, wherein a second control member is coupled to the first control member, and wherein an axis of the second control member is angularly offset relative to an axis of the first control member, and the axis of the second control member is aligned with an axis of the lower support member and an axis of the upper support member; and
a pivot member configured to receive a tool such that the tool and the pivot member are rotatable relative to the lower support member between a first position and a second position, and wherein the pivot member includes an aperture and wherein an axis of the aperture is angularly offset from an axis of the first control member in the first position and the axis of the aperture is angularly aligned with the axis of the first control member in the second position.