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FIGs. 1A-1H illustrate the expandable intervertebral implant 100 of FIG. 1A in a collapsed configuration and FIGs. 2A-2H illustrate the expandable intervertebral implant 100 of FIG. 1A in an expanded configuration. As used herein, a “collapsed configuration” refers to an arrangement of an upper endplate 110, lower endplate 112, proximal wedge 114, distal wedge 116, and screw member 118 such that the assembly has its smallest height. In certain embodiments, the expandable intervertebral implant 100 is configured such that the upper endplate 110 engages the lower endplate 112 such that the upper endplate 110 is as close as possible to the lower endplate 112 in the collapsed configuration.

Added by DJM 2 2021