Patent ID: 11918483
Assignee: COGENT SPINE LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device configured for implantation at least partially within an intervertebral disc space, the device comprising:
a first member that comprises a first top surface and an opposing first bottom surface that are connected by a first side surface, the first member extended from a first front surface to a first back surface;
a second member that a second top surface and an opposing second bottom surface that are connected by a second side surface, the second member extended from a second front surface to a second back surface; and
a linkage apparatus configured to enable transition of the device from a first configuration to a second configuration;
wherein the first member further comprises a first elongated channel disposed therein, the first elongated channel configured to enable translation of at least a first portion of the linkage apparatus therein; and
wherein:
(i) in the first configuration, the first member and the second member are positioned in a front-to-back co-linear configuration such that said first back surface of the first member faces said second front surface of the second member; and
(ii) in the second configuration, said first member and said second member are non-colinear.