Patent ID: 11896494
Assignee: LIFE SPINE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. An expandable implant, comprising:
an upper support assembly configured to engage a first portion of bone and including an upper main support and an upper pivoting support, wherein the upper pivoting support is rotatably movable relative to the upper main support;
a lower support assembly coupled to the upper support assembly, the lower support assembly configured to engage a second portion of bone and including a lower main support and a lower pivoting support, wherein the lower pivoting support is rotatably movable relative to the lower main support; and
a control assembly comprising a control shaft and a control member received on the control shaft, the control member configured to translate along the control shaft and slidingly engage the upper main support and the lower main support, wherein a height of the control shaft relative to the lower main support remains constant during adjustment of the upper support assembly relative to the lower support assembly;
wherein the upper support assembly is adjustable relative to the lower support assembly to adjust a height of the expandable implant by rotation of the control shaft;
wherein the upper pivoting support is movable between a first position, where a first portion of the upper pivoting support is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the upper main support and a second portion of the upper pivoting support is adjacent a first side of the upper main support, and a second position, where the first portion of the upper pivoting support extends beyond a second side of the upper main support opposite the first side and in a first direction, and the second portion of the upper pivoting support extends beyond the first side of the upper main support in a second direction opposite the first direction.