Patent ID: 11918489
Assignee: NUVASIVE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An expansion driver configured to adjust an expandable implant, comprising:
an input shaft operably connected to a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear,
the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear configured to engage each of a first gear and a second gear;
the first gear connected to a first output shaft,
the first output shaft terminating in a first driver configured to communicate with a first actuator of an expandable implant;
the second gear connected to a second output shaft,
the second output shaft annularly disposed around at least a portion of the first output shaft;
at least one pinion configured to transfer a torque from the second output shaft to a second driver extending parallel to the first driver and configured to communicate with a second actuator of the expandable implant;
and
a housing operatively coupled to the input shaft,
wherein the first output shaft and the second output shaft extend through the housing; and
wherein upon a rotation of the input shaft, the housing is configured to rotate which rotates the first and second bevel gears so that a torque is applied to at least one of the first driver and the second driver.