Patent ID: 11918489
Assignee: NUVASIVE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An expansion driver for adjusting an expandable implant, comprising:
an input shaft operably connected to at least one bevel gear,
the at least one bevel gear configured to engage each of a first gear and a second gear;
the first gear connected to a first output shaft,
the first output shaft terminating in a first driver configured to communicate with a first actuator of an expandable implant;
the second gear connected to a second output shaft,
the second output shaft annularly disposed around at least a portion of the first output shaft;
and
a housing operatively coupled to the input shaft,
wherein the first output shaft and the second output shaft extend through the housing; and
wherein upon a rotation of the input shaft, the housing is configured to rotate which rotates the at least one bevel gear so that a torque is applied to at least one of the first output shaft and the second output shaft.