Patent ID: 11944355
Assignee: FLOSPINE, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. The method of claim 7, wherein:
the implant further comprises:
a superior member on which the proximal superior surface and the distal superior surface reside; and
an inferior member on which the proximal inferior surface and the distal inferior surface reside;

the implant defines a cavity between the superior member and the inferior member;
the cavity comprises a proximal end and a distal end;
urging the implant to move from the retracted configuration to the deployed configuration comprises moving a threaded block, in response to rotation of the threaded member, from the proximal end to the distal end toward the distal end;
the cavity is shaped such that, in the retracted configuration, the proximal end is wider than the distal end along a superior-inferior direction transverse to the proximal-distal direction; and
moving the threaded block toward the distal end comprises widening the distal end to urge the distal superior surface and the distal inferior surface to move apart.