Patent ID: 9724134
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An implantable device, comprising: an upper assembly comprising a base and a pair of opposing upper gripping assemblies extending upward from the base; a lower assembly comprising a base and a pair of opposing lower gripping assemblies extending down from the base; and a ramped actuator assembly disposed between the upper assembly and the lower assembly and configured to transition the implantable device having a first height to an expanded a second height and wherein the second height is greater than the first height, wherein the ramped actuator assembly comprises: a front ramped actuator in engagement with the upper assembly and the lower assembly; a rear ramped actuator in engagement with the upper assembly and the lower assembly; and a central screw that extends from the rear ramped actuator through the front ramped actuator, wherein when the central screw is rotated, the front ramped actuator and the rear ramped actuator are moved away from one another, causing the upper assembly and the lower assembly to move towards one another.