Patent ID: 11857432
Assignee: LIFE SPINE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An implant, comprising:
an upper support comprising an upper plate configured to receive a first anchoring member, the upper support comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first side extending between the first end and the second end, and a second side opposite the first side and extending between the first end and the second end, the upper plate configured to receive the first anchoring member such that a first center-line trajectory of the first anchoring member is angled towards the first side;
a lower support coupled to the upper support in a non-hinged fashion, the lower support comprising a lower plate configured to receive a second anchoring member such that a second center-line trajectory of the second anchoring member is angled towards the first side;
a control member comprising a head and a shaft and configured to control relative movement between the upper support and the lower support, the shaft defining an axis positioned at approximately a midpoint between the first and second sides of the upper support;
a front portion comprising a first upper wedge surface configured to engage the first end of the upper support and a first lower wedge surface configured to engage the first end of the lower support, the front portion further configured to receive the head of the control member; and
a rear portion comprising a second upper wedge surface configured to engage the second end of the upper support and a second lower wedge surface configured to engage the second end of the lower support, the rear portion further configured to engage a portion of the shaft, wherein manipulation of the control member causes the front portion to move relative to the rear portion, such that the upper support moves relative to the lower support;
wherein the rear portion comprises a cylindrical member defining a cylindrical exterior surface extending from the second upper wedge surface and the second lower wedge surface and toward the front portion, wherein the cylindrical member comprises a threaded bore configured to threadingly receive the portion of the shaft.