Patent ID: 11944355
Assignee: FLOSPINE, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 24:
25. The method of claim 24, wherein:
the block comprises a threaded block;
the implant further comprises:
a superior member on which the proximal superior surface and the distal superior surface reside; and
an inferior member on which the proximal inferior surface and the distal inferior surface reside;

the implant defines a cavity between the superior member and the inferior member;
the cavity comprises a proximal end and a distal end;
urging the implant to move from the retracted configuration to the deployed configuration comprises moving the threaded block, in response to rotation of the threaded member, from the proximal end to the distal end toward the distal end;
the cavity is shaped such that, in the retracted configuration, the proximal end is wider than the distal end along a superior-inferior direction transverse to the proximal-distal direction; and
moving the threaded block toward the distal end comprises widening the distal end to urge the distal superior surface and the distal inferior surface to move apart.