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

Claim 0:
1. A spinal implant system, comprising:
an interbody fusion device, the device comprising:
a body member;
at least one side member slidably engaging the body member, the at least one side member including at least one hole facing the body member, wherein the side member further comprises:
at least one housing extending 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, and 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;
a cylindrical portion with a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is inserted into the at least one hole of the at least one side member; 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; and

an expansion tool including a first set of gear teeth and a second set of gear teeth that is spaced along a length of the expansion tool from the first set of gear teeth, and wherein at least one of the first set of gear teeth and the second set of gear teeth of the expansion tool engage with the gear teeth of the at least one rotation member.