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The upper endplate 110 may include a proximal end 120, a distal end 122, and a tab 124. The proximal end 120 of the upper endplate 110 is an end of the upper endplate 110 closest to a surgeon installing the expandable intervertebral implant 100 between two vertebral bodies. The proximal end 120 of the upper endplate 110 is near an end of the expandable intervertebral implant 100 that removably connects to an insertion tool used to install the expandable intervertebral implant 100. The proximal end 120 of the upper endplate 110 is near an end of the expandable intervertebral implant 100 that includes the proximal wedge 114.

Added by DJM 2 2021