Patent ID: 11877934
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. An implant for stabilizing an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra, the implant comprising:
a pedicle screw, a housing affixed to the pedicle screw, and an anchor moveably connected to the housing, wherein the implant has a collapsed position whereby the anchor is positioned close to the pedicle screw, and the implant has an extended position whereby the anchor is moved away from the pedicle screw, wherein the anchor moves from the collapsed position to the extended position via translation along an arcuate path,
wherein the pedicle screw is configured to be inserted through a pedicle of the inferior vertebra in the collapsed position, and the anchor is configured to engage a non-pedicular bone portion of the superior vertebra in the extended position, and
wherein a distal end of the anchor is received in the housing in the first, initial orientation, and the anchor slides through the housing and the proximal end of the anchor is received in the housing in the second, final implantation orientation.