Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
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1. An intervertebral implant comprising:
- a first endplate having an upper side and a lower side, the upper side of the first endplate including a textured surface;
a second endplate having an upper side and a lower side, the lower side of the second endplate including a textured surface;
a body portion having a first end, a second end, a first side portion connecting the first end and the second end, and a second side portion connecting the first end and the second end;
a translation member received between the first endplate and the second endplate, the translation member including at least two first angled surfaces of which at least one of the two first angled surfaces is configured to engage a contact surface of the first endplate and at least two second angled surfaces of which at least one of the two second angled surfaces is configured to engage a contact surface of the second endplate, wherein the at least two first angled surfaces are separated via a bridge that extends along a longitudinal length of the translation member,wherein movement of the translation member causes at least one of the two first angled surfaces to push against the contact surface of the first endplate and at least one of the two second angled surfaces to push against the contact surface of the second endplate, thereby causing outward expansion of the first endplate and second endplate, wherein the at least two first angled surfaces are sloped generally in a same direction.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations.
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19 Claims
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1. An intervertebral implant comprising:
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a first endplate having an upper side and a lower side, the upper side of the first endplate including a textured surface; a second endplate having an upper side and a lower side, the lower side of the second endplate including a textured surface; a body portion having a first end, a second end, a first side portion connecting the first end and the second end, and a second side portion connecting the first end and the second end; a translation member received between the first endplate and the second endplate, the translation member including at least two first angled surfaces of which at least one of the two first angled surfaces is configured to engage a contact surface of the first endplate and at least two second angled surfaces of which at least one of the two second angled surfaces is configured to engage a contact surface of the second endplate, wherein the at least two first angled surfaces are separated via a bridge that extends along a longitudinal length of the translation member, wherein movement of the translation member causes at least one of the two first angled surfaces to push against the contact surface of the first endplate and at least one of the two second angled surfaces to push against the contact surface of the second endplate, thereby causing outward expansion of the first endplate and second endplate, wherein the at least two first angled surfaces are sloped generally in a same direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An intervertebral implant comprising:
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a first endplate having an upper side and a lower side, wherein the first endplate includes a first opening configured to receive bone graft material; a second endplate having an upper side and a lower side, wherein the second endplate includes a second opening configured to receive bone graft material; a body portion having a first end, a second end, a first side portion connecting the first end and the second end, and a second side portion connecting the first end and the second end; and a translation member receivable in the body portion, the translation member including at least two first angled surfaces of which at least one of the two first angled surfaces is configured to engage a surface of the first endplate and at least two second angled surfaces of which at least one of the two second angled surfaces is configured to engage a surface of the second endplate, wherein the at least two first angled surfaces are separated via a bridge that extends along a longitudinal length of the translation member, wherein the at least two first angled surfaces are sloped generally in a same direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An intervertebral implant comprising:
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a first endplate having an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side of the first endplate includes a textured surface for engaging a first vertebral body, and wherein the first endplate includes a first opening configured to receive bone graft material; a second endplate having an upper side and a lower side, wherein the lower side of the second endplate includes a textured surface for engaging a second vertebral body, and wherein the second endplate includes a second opening configured to receive bone graft material; a body portion having a first end, a second end, a first side portion connecting the first end and the second end, and a second side portion connecting the first end and the second end; and a translation member including at least two first angled surfaces of which at least one of the two first angled surfaces is configured to engage a ramped surface of the first endplate and at least two second angled surfaces of which at least one of the two second angled surfaces is configured to engage a ramped surface of the second endplate, wherein the at least two first angled surfaces are separated via a bridge that extends along a longitudinal length of the translation member, wherein the at least two first angled surfaces are sloped generally in a same direction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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