Patent ID: 9572678
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A tissue spacer implant, the implant comprising: a first cylindrical body including an outer surface, an axially extending hole, and a first end; a second cylindrical body including an outer surface and an axially extending hole; an adjustment member including an outer surface, an axial hole extending from a first end to a second end, at least one diagonal slot extending partially around and entirely through the outer surface of the adjustment member, a circular cross-section, and gear structures on at least one of the first end and the second end, wherein the axial hole of the adjustment member is adapted to receive the first cylindrical body and the adjustment member is configured to be inserted into the axially extending hole of the second cylindrical body; and a first travel mechanism engaging the first cylindrical body, the adjustment member, and the second cylindrical body along the at least one diagonal slot of the adjustment member to maintain a space between two bodies of tissue.