Patent ID: 11896491
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An expandable intervertebral total disc replacement implant, comprising:
an inferior component, including a first core comprising a first outer surface and a first inner surface;
a superior component, including a second core comprising a second outer surface and a second inner surface;
an arm telescopingly engaged with at least one of the first core and the second core; and
an expansion mechanism connected to the first core and the second core, and secured to the arm, wherein at least one of the inferior component and the superior component are pivotable with respect to the expansion mechanism;
wherein to expand the expandable intervertebral total disc replacement implant, the expansion mechanism is operatively arranged to displace:
the superior component in an axial direction with respect to the inferior component; and
the arm in a radially outward direction with respect to its respective core.