Patent ID: 11896492
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 4:
5. An implant comprising:
a first endplate having at least an upper side, a lower side, and a front side, the upper side of the first endplate configured to engage a first bone;
a second endplate having at least an upper side, a lower side, and a front side, the lower side of the second endplate configured to engage a second bone;
a frame located at least partly between the upper endplate and the lower endplate, wherein the frame includes a carriage support channel on each side of the frame so that the frame is slidingly connected to a carriage by a carriage support screw disposed in each carriage support channel; and
an actuator screw rotatably connected to the frame,
wherein the first endplate is movable relative to the second endplate such that in a first position the first endplate and the second endplate are at a collapsed height and in a second position at an expanded height.