Patent ID: 9675468
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An inter-vertebral spinal insert cage device comprising: an upper arm, said upper arm having a substantially planar upper surface; a lower arm, said lower arm having a substantially planar lower surface; a hinge coupled between said upper arm and said lower arm wherein said upper arm is pivotable relative to said lower arm to adjust an angle of said planar upper surface relative to said planar lower surface; an adjustment member positioned between said upper arm and said lower arm, said adjustment member being manipulatable whereby an angle between said upper arm and said lower arm is selectively adjustable by manipulation of said adjustment member; a beam extending between said upper arm and said lower arm, said beam having an upper edge fixedly coupled to said upper arm, said beam having a lower edge fixedly coupled to said lower arm; and a slit extending through said beam between said upper arm and said lower arm, said slit dividing said beam into an upper section extending from said upper arm and a lower section extending from said lower arm, said upper section of said beam abutting said lower section of said beam when said upper arm is in an unpivoted position, said slit extending fully through said beam wherein said upper arm is pivotable away from said lower arm such that said angle between said upper arm and said lower arm is selectively adjustable by manipulation of said adjustment member.