Patent ID: 9039771
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical method comprising: removing at least a portion of an intervertebral disc from an intervertebral space; introducing an expandable device into the intervertebral space in an unexpanded position, wherein the device includes a first endplate, a second endplate, and a translation member, wherein the first endplate includes a first opening and the second endplate includes a second opening; and moving the translation member such that it pushes against a surface of the first endplate and a surface of the second endplate, thereby causing the expandable device to expand into an expanded position, wherein the translation member includes first, second and third angled surfaces that contact the first endplate to cause expansion of the expandable device and wherein the first, second, and third angled surfaces are spaced apart in a longitudinal axis and sloped in the same direction.