Patent ID: 11890203
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An intervertebral implant configured to be inserted into an intervertebral space, comprising:
a body having first and second ends and first and second sides connecting the first and second ends, the first end comprising angled surfaces configured to distract adjacent vertebral bodies when the implant is inserted into the intervertebral space;
a first endplate disposed on an upper side of the body;
a second endplate disposed on a lower side of the body;
a translator disposed in the body, having at least two expansion portions connected by at least one bridge portion, and coupled to the first endplate such that the at least two expansion portions each engage corresponding surfaces of the first endplate and corresponding surfaces of the second endplate;
an actuator screw disposed at least partially in the body and comprising external threading for rotatably coupling to corresponding internal threading formed along the translator, rotation of the actuator screw in a first direction causing the translator and the at least two expansion portions to longitudinally translate which causes the first endplate to move from a contracted state to an expanded state, wherein in the contracted state, the first endplate relative to the second endplate is at a first angle, and in the expanded state, the first endplate relative to the second endplate is at a second angle greater than the first angle,
wherein the at least two expansion portions longitudinally translate in the same direction when the translator longitudinally translates.