CPC A61F 2/447 (2013.01) [A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/4637 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A fusion device, comprising:
an actuator including a hollow shaft with an outer threaded surface;
a receiver disposed posterior to the actuator and including a first portion and a second portion disposed posterior to the first portion, the first portion having a first inner surface that is an inner threaded surface and configured to be coupled to the shaft of the actuator, the second portion having a second inner surface connected to the first inner surface;
a first plate and a second plate each slidably coupled to the actuator, the first and second plates being configured to move away from each other when the fusion device transitions from a first state to a second state;
a connector rotatably coupled to the receiver,
wherein each of the first and second plates is slidably coupled to the actuator and the connector.
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