United States
US 12,697,228 B2
Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
US 12,697,228 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Inventors
- Tyler Hessler; Chad Glerum; Adam Friedrich; Alex Burkhardt; Jason Zappacosta; Kevin Gahman; Matthew Hansell; Andrew Iott; Hilliary Kopp; Jeff Nichols; Joel Cryder; Edward Karpowicz; John Matthews
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2023-03-27
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,228 B2 · US12697228 · 12697228
Abstract
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being inserted between adjacent vertebrae to facilitate the fusion process. The expandable fusion device may include first and second endplates, a translation member configured to expand an anterior side and/or posterior side of the device, a plurality of joists configured to connect the first and second endplates to the translation member, and first and second actuation members disposed internally to the device such that openings on a back side of the device can be used to expand or compress the anterior side, the posterior…
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