EXPANDABLE FUSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF

摘要

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 an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides an intervertebral implant. The intervertebral implant may be configured to transition from a collapsed configuration having a first height and a first width to an expanded configuration having a second height and a second width.

主权项

1. A method of installing an intervertebral implant, the method comprising:
providing the intervertebral implant into an intervertebral space; engaging at least one of a front width actuator or a rear width actuator to cause the front width actuator and the rear width actuator to move closer to one another such that the intervertebral implant transitions from a laterally collapsed configuration having a first width to a laterally expanded configuration having a second width; and engaging at least one of a front sloped actuator assembly or a rear sloped actuator assembly to cause the front sloped actuator assembly and the rear sloped actuator assembly to move closer to another such that the intervertebral implant transitions from a vertically collapsed configuration having a first height to a vertically expanded configuration having a second height.