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138

2. The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 1, wherein the opening comprises internal threads about the longitudinal axis and wherein the expansion mechanism comprises a screw member comprising a shank comprising threads that engage the internal threads within the opening, the screw member having a diameter selected such that rotation of the screw member about the longitudinal axis by activation of the driver separates the upper plate from the lower plate by deforming the first lattice and the second lattice.

Added by DJM 2 2021