Patent ID: 11896499
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An autonomous expandable implant comprising:
a front nose and a rear end, the rear end including a housing;
a computing unit including a processor with memory located within the housing;
upper and lower main endplates configured to engage adjacent vertebrae;
a plurality of force sensors housed in the upper and lower main endplates, wherein the force sensors are configured for load distribution measurement;
an actuator assembly including a rotatable actuator having a shaft and a rotatable nut;
a plurality of driving ramps includes a front ramp, a mid-ramp, and a rear ramp positioned along the shaft of the actuator and engaged with the upper and lower main endplates;
a pair of electrical motors configured to independently rotate the actuator and the nut to move the driving ramps and expand the upper and lower main endplates;
a sidecar assembly including a sidecar carrier, an upper carrier endplate pivotably coupled to an upper spike, and a lower carrier endplate pivotably coupled to a lower spike;
a linear motor configured to translate the sidecar carrier, to thereby deploy the upper and lower spikes; and
a power supply for providing power to the motors located within the implant.