Patent ID: 9486325
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An implant comprising: a frame; an actuator; an upper endplate positioned above the frame, wherein the upper endplate includes at least one upper socket for receiving a bone screw therethrough; and a lower endplate positioned below the frame, wherein the lower endplate includes at least one lower socket for receiving a bone screw therethrough, wherein a blocking element is associated with each socket for preventing the respective bone screws from backing out, wherein rotation of the actuator causes the implant to move from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein in the unexpanded configuration the upper endplate including the at least one upper socket is positioned a first distance away from the lower endplate including the at least one lower socket, wherein in the expanded configuration the upper endplate including the at least one upper socket is positioned a second distance away from the lower endplate including the at least one lower socket, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.