Patent ID: 11944551
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method for fixating an orthopedic device in between two adjacent vertebral bodies of a patient, wherein the orthopedic device comprises a spacer and a first anchor, said method comprising:
inserting the spacer between the adjacent vertebral bodies, the spacer including:
a translation member;
an upper endplate, having an upper plate portion, the upper plate portion having a first socket;
a lower endplate, having a lower plate portion, the lower plate portion having a second socket;
an actuation member operably connected to the translation member, whereby operation of the actuation member causes the upper endplate and the lower endplate to move in a direction away from the translation member;

positioning a first anchor configured to fasten the spacer to the patient, wherein the first anchor is received in the first socket,
positioning a second anchor configured to fasten the spacer to the patient, wherein the second anchor is received in the second socket,
wherein the first socket is positioned entirely over an upper surface of the upper endplate and is configured to receive the first anchor in a polyaxial fashion, and
wherein the second socket is positioned entirely below a lower surface of the lower endplate and is configured to receive the second anchor in a polyaxial fashion.