Patent ID: 11883077
Assignee: GENESYS SPINE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. The bone anchor system of claim 7 comprising a rod, wherein:
the rod includes a long axis;
the rod includes a short axis orthogonal to the long axis of the rod;
the rod includes a length measured along the long axis of the rod and a width measured along the short axis of the rod;
the bone anchor includes a central aperture defined by the inner surface of the bone anchor;
the central aperture extends from the proximal end of the bone anchor to the distal end of the bone anchor;
the central aperture includes a width measured along a short axis of the bone anchor, the short axis of the bone anchor being orthogonal to the long axis of the bone anchor;
the width of the rod is less than the width of the central aperture;
the width of the rod is at least 75% of the width of the central aperture.