Patent ID: 9034041
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for insertion into a spinal space, the implant comprising: a body assembly, the body assembly comprising a first portion moveably coupled to a second portion by a control member along a longitudinal axis, wherein the control member includes a threaded portion received within the first portion and a head received within the second portion; upper and lower support members disposed at least partially between the first portion and the second portion; a first upper pair of retaining members extending through the upper support member and toward each other transversely relative to the longitudinal axis, and a first lower pair of retaining members extending through the lower support member and toward each other transversely relative to the longitudinal axis, the first upper pair of retaining members and the first lower pair of retaining members configured to engage the first portion; and a second upper pair of retaining members extending through the upper support member and toward each other transversely relative to the longitudinal axis, and a second lower pair of retaining members extending through the lower support member and toward each other transversely relative to the longitudinal axis, the second upper pair of retaining members and the second lower pair of retaining members configured to engage the second portion; wherein movement of the first portion and the second portion toward each other causes the upper and lower support members to move away from each other, and wherein movement of the first portion and the second portion away from each other causes the upper and lower members to move toward each other; and wherein during movement of the first portion relative to the second portion, the threaded portion moves longitudinally relative to the first portion and the head remains longitudinally fixed relative to the second portion.