Expansion apparatus for adjustable spinal implant

A - Human Necessities – 61 – F

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A61F 2/46 (2006.01) A61F 2/44 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01) A61F 2/30 (2006.01)

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CA 2500326

A vertebral implant assembly (20) having a tubular body (22) and a pair of endplate assemblies (24, 26) is installed between two vertebral endplates using an apparatus (50) comprising an axle (62) having a proximal end and a distal end, a set of gears (82, 84) connected to the proximal end of the axle, and an engager device (58) connected to the set of gears and adapted to rotate the tubular body (22) when the axle (62) is rotated. As the tubular body (22) is rotated, the vertebral implant assembly (20) expands.

L'invention concerne un ensemble implant vertébral comprenant un corps tubulaire et une paire d'ensembles plaques terminales. Ledit ensemble est installé entre deux plaques terminales vertébrales au moyen d'un dispositif comprenant un axe pourvu d'une extrémité proximale et d'une extrémité distale, un ensemble d'engrenages reliés à l'extrémité proximale de l'axe, ainsi qu'un dispositif de mise en prise relié à cet ensemble d'engrenages et conçu pour faire tourner le corps tubulaire lorsque l'axe est mis en rotation. Lorsque le corps tubulaire est mis en rotation, ledit ensemble implant vertébral se dilate.

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