Patent ID: 9211197
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A corpectomy device comprising: a base member formed from a housing having a lower end with first and second side walls spaced apart and extending therefrom, with opposing end walls, at least one end wall having a centrally disposed U-shaped slot extending from the lower end along a length of the opposing end walls, said U-shaped slot having at least one edge having an engaging surface; an expansion member having first and second side walls and first and second end walls constructed and arranged to encompass said base member side and end wall and permit telescope expansion thereto, one said side of said expansion member including an aperture placed adjacent to said U-shaped slot; a biasing ratchet assembly mounted within said base having at least one engagement prong operatively associated with said engaging surface; wherein said aperture is sized to receive a pinion tool for use in extending said expansion member in relation to said base member, said engagement prong insertable into said engaging surface to prevent said expansion member from contracting once telescoped.