Patent ID: 9642722
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An expandable insert system comprising; a frame having a geometric configuration, said frame having a top and bottom surface, said top and bottom surfaces being arcuate in shape and having a first edge surface on a first side and a second edge surface on a second opposite side, said first and second edges each having a first and second end portion, the first ends of said first and second edges being connected to one another by a first curved end portion, and the second ends of said first and second edges being connected to one another by a second curved end portion, said frame having an inner side wall with a plurality of alignment posts; a first and second insert constructed and arranged to fit within said inner side wall of said frame, said first insert having a top surface with a plurality of edge sleeves slidably secured to said frame alignment posts, said second insert having a bottom surface with a plurality of edge sleeves slidably secured to said frame alignment posts; a wedge member positioned between said first and second inserts; an adjustment post extending between said first and second inserts approximately equidistant between first and second ends of the frame, said adjustment post including a threaded aperture; wherein at least one of said first curved end portion and second curved end portion is configured to cooperatively engage an instrument, whereby said adjustment post is used as a pivot point for rotation to advance said frame into an appropriate position, whereby an adjustment screw is used to engage said wedge to splay said first and second inserts.