Patent ID: 9370433
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An expandable fusion device for being inserted between adjacent vertebrae comprising: (a) a main body comprising: (b) a left lateral expandable body extending from a back end to a tapered front end, said left lateral expanding body comprising an upper surface, a lower surface and a side surface connecting the upper surface to the lower surface of the left lateral expandable body, wherein each of said upper surface and said lower surface includes teeth projecting therefrom for engaging a corresponding vertebra, and includes a guide pin through hole in the back end and in the tapered front end of the left lateral expandable body, said left lateral expandable body is connected to the main body and configured to move outwardly from the left side of the main body along a latitudinal axis traversing and perpendicular to the main body longitudinal axis while the left lateral expandable body remains parallel to the main body longitudinal axis; (c) a right lateral expanding body extending from a back end to a tapered front end, said right lateral expanding body comprising an upper surface, a lower surface and a side surface connecting the upper surface to the lower surface of the right lateral expandable body, wherein each of said upper surface and said lower surface includes teeth projecting therefrom for engaging a corresponding vertebra, and includes a guide in through hole in the back end and in the tapered front end of the right lateral expandable body, said right lateral expandable body is connected to the main body and configured to move outwardly from the right side of the main body along the latitudinal axis while the right lateral expandable body remains parallel to the main body longitudinal axis; and (d) a guide body that is operable for moving in the interior cavity within the main body along the main body longitudinal axis, said guide body is movably connected to the main body by a translation body,