Patents Assigned to Wardaw Orthopedic, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10531964
    Abstract: A pivoting wedge expandable spinal implant. An upper portion and a lower portion are pivotally connected together. The implant, in a collapsed position, is inserted into a disc space. A driving screw engages and applies a force to a pushing portion, driving the pushing portion toward the implant's distal end. The pushing portion engages and drives a wedge toward the implant's distal end. The wedge pivots upward against an inner surface of the lower portion. The wedge continues to pivot along an inner surface of the upper portion, translating the force to the upper portion, pivoting and expanding the upper portion to an expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Wardaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith E. Miller, Anthony J. Melkent