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

Claim 0:
1. A method for therapeutically maintaining a separation of bones of a joint, comprising:
inserting a spacer between bones of the joint, the spacer comprising:
a translation member;
an upper endplate having an upper plate portion;
a lower endplate having a lower plate portion;
an actuation member operably connected to the translation member, whereby movement of the actuation member in a first direction causes the translation member to increase the distance of separation between the upper endplate and the lower endplate;
a first socket positioned on the upper plate portion of the upper endplate,

wherein the first socket is positioned entirely above an upper surface of the upper endplate;
wherein a length of the spacer is greater than a width of the spacer;

positioning the spacer into intervertebral spacer laterally; and
positioning a first anchor configured to fasten the spacer to the patient, wherein the first anchor is received in the first socket such that the first anchor can pivot polyaxially in the first socket.