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

Claim 22:
23. The method of claim 22, 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 superior member is shaped to define a superior living hinge;
the inferior member is shaped to define an inferior living hinge; and
urging the implant to move from the retracted configuration to the deployed configuration comprises:
rotating the distal superior surface superiorly, relative to the proximal superior surface via the superior living hinge; and
rotating the distal inferior surface inferiorly, relative to the proximal inferior surface, via the inferior living hinge.