Dave's PCF WIP: Paragraphs

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View Edit Delete	FLO-2	4. The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 3, wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the screw member is greater than a width of the opening.	140	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	5. The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 2, wherein the expansion mechanism comprises a set of screw members each comprising a shank comprising threads that engage the internal threads within the opening, each screw member of the set of screw members having a different cross-sectional diameter.	141	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	6. The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 1, wherein the upper plate comprises an upper lattice and the lower plate comprises a lower lattice and wherein the expansion mechanism is configured such that activation of the expansion mechanism by the driver expands the upper plate and the lower plate away from each other along the cephalad-caudal axis and moves the first lattice and the second lattice away from each other along a medial-lateral axis by deforming the first lattice, the second lattice, the upper lattice, and the lower lattice.	142	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	7. The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 1, wherein the opening comprises an ovoid cross-section that comprises a height that is different from a width of the ovoid cross-section.	143	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	Referring generally to Figures 6A-6F and 7A-7C, those of skill in the art recognize that the pattern used in the mesh or lattices of the present disclosure can be of any shape, design or pattern. The examples disclosed herein, are examples of a few of the possible patterns that can be used. In addition, the mesh and/or lattices that include a pattern can be made from the same material as other structures of the expandable intervertebral implant. For example, each of these structures can be made from titanium or a titanium alloy. For example, in one embodiment, the upper plate 110, the lower plate 120, the first lattice 130, and the second lattice 140 can be made from titanium or a titanium alloy.	126	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	9.The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 1, wherein the first lattice and the second lattice each comprise a common pattern.	145	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	10.The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 9, wherein the pattern comprises one or more of a set of geometric shapes comprising pores.	146	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	11.An expandable intervertebral implant comprising:	147	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	an upper plate comprising an upper mesh, a first upper side, and a second upper side;	148	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	a lower plate comprising a lower mesh, a first lower side, and a second lower side;	149	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	a first wall that connects the first upper side of the upper plate to the first lower side of the lower plate, the first wall comprising a first mesh;	150	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	a second wall that connects the second upper side of the upper plate to the second lower side of the lower plate, the second wall comprising a second mesh;	151	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	an opening having a longitudinal axis between the upper plate, the lower plate, the first wall, and the second wall; and	152	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	an expansion mechanism comprising a driver that expands the upper plate and the lower plate away from each other along a cephalad-caudal axis by expanding the first mesh and the second mesh and moves the first wall and the second wall away from each other along a medial-lateral axis by expanding the upper mesh and the lower mesh.	153	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	12. The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 11, wherein the opening comprises internal threads about the longitudinal axis and where 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 cross-sectional diameter selected such that rotation of the screw member about the longitudinal axis by activation of the driver expands, the first mesh, the second mesh, the upper mesh, and the lower mesh.	154	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	13. The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 11, wherein the opening comprises an elliptical cross-section that comprises a height that is smaller than a width of the elliptical cross-section.	155	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	14. The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 13, wherein the first mesh and the second mesh each comprise a first pattern and wherein the first pattern and the height of the elliptical cross-section of the opening are each selected such that activation of the driver of the expansion mechanism causes a predetermined increase in distance between the upper plate and the lower plate.	156	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	15. The expandable intervertebral implant of Claim 11, wherein the first mesh and the second mesh each comprise a first pattern and wherein the upper mesh and the lower mesh each comprise a second pattern, the first pattern and the second pattern each selected such that activation of the driver of the expansion mechanism causes a first predetermined increase in a distance between the upper plate and the lower plate that differs from a second predetermined increase in a distance between the first wall and the second wall.	157	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	In certain embodiments, the expandable intervertebral implant 300 can include a first mesh 360 (of first wall 350), a second mesh 362 (of second wall 352), an upper mesh 370 and a lower mesh 380. The first mesh 360 and second mesh 362 may each have a particular pattern of pores or openings in the mesh, referred to herein as a first pattern. In addition, the opening 150 may comprise an elliptical cross-section with a predetermined height H. In such an embodiment, the first pattern and height of the elliptical cross-section of the opening 150 may be each selected such that activation of the driver 162 of the expansion mechanism 160 causes a predetermined increase in distance (Δ H = height 580’ – height 580) between the upper plate 110 and the lower plate 120.	112	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	FLO-2	Insertion of the screw member 400 and activation of the driver 162 (head 404 and drive recess 502) separates the upper plate 110 from the lower plate 120 by deforming the first lattice 130 and the second lattice 140 and separates the first lattice 130 and the second lattice 140 by deforming the upper lattice 310 and the lower lattice 320. In one particular embodiment, the driver 162 is configured to rotate the screw member 400 about the longitudinal axis 414 and such rotation moves the screw member 400 within the opening 150 and expands the expandable intervertebral implant along the cephalad-caudal axis 520 and the medial-lateral axis 530 to a target expanded configuration. This expansion can cause the upper plate 110 to engage a superior vertebral body (not shown) and the lower plate 120 to engage an inferior vertebral body (not shown) and the first lattice 130 and the second lattice 140 to separate to fill more space between the superior vertebral body and the inferior vertebral body. In such an embodiment, activation of the expansion mechanism 160 by the driver 162 expands the upper plate 110 and the lower plate 120 away from each other along the cephalad-caudal axis 520 and moves the first lattice 130 and the second lattice 140 away from each other along a medial-lateral axis 530 by deforming the first lattice 130, the second lattice 140, the upper lattice 310, and the lower lattice 320.	99	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/18/21, 12:00 AM

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