Patent ID: 11918483
Assignee: COGENT SPINE LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A device configured to be at least partially implanted within an intervertebral disc space, the device comprising:
a first member that comprises a first top surface and an opposing first bottom surface that are connected by a first side surface, the first member extended from a first front surface to a first back surface along a first axis, the first member further comprising a slot;
a second member comprising a second top surface and an opposing second bottom surface that are connected by a second side surface, the second member extended from a second back surface to a second front surface along a second axis; and
a linkage comprising:
(i) first portion that is at least partially received within the slot of the first member and is configured to translate therein;
(ii) a second portion configured to couple to the second member; and
(iii) an interconnecting portion that connects said first portion and said second portion; and
wherein, the device is configured to support at least:
(i) a first configuration wherein the first member and the second member are positioned relative to one another such that the first back surface contacts the second front surface, and the first axis and the second axis are co- linear; and
(ii) a second configuration wherein the first member and the second member are positioned relative to one another such that the first axis and the second axis are not co-linear.