Patent ID: 11957599
Assignee: BIOSPINE, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An interbody fusion device, the device comprising:
a body member with a horizontal channel extending in a first direction from a first end of the body member and at least one inner opening, wherein the at least one opening extends into the body member perpendicular to the horizontal channel;
at least one side member moveably coupled to the body member having at least one housing with at least one hole, the at least one housing being configured to be inserted into the at least one inner opening, wherein the at least one housing extends away from an interior surface of the at least one side member, wherein the at least one hole extends from a first end of the at least one housing, through the at least one housing, and into at least a portion of the at least one side member, wherein the at least one hole is threaded; and
at least one movement mechanism including a first end extending into the at least one hole in the at least one side member and a second end engaging the body member, the at least one movement mechanism comprising at least one rotation member, wherein the at least one rotation member comprises:
gear teeth on a portion of the at least one movement mechanism positioned within the at least one inner opening;
a cylindrical portion with a first end and a second end; and
a gear face coupled to an exterior surface of the cylindrical portion near the first end, wherein the gear face includes the gear teeth.