Patent ID: 11857222
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An orthopedic fixation assembly comprising:
a tulip head having two arms defining a rod slot therebetween, each of the arms defining a threaded portion along an interior surface, the tulip head having a bore extending therethrough;
a breakable shear clip positioned in the bore of the tulip head; and
a bone fastener including a screw head receivable in the tulip head and a shaft configured for engaging bone,
wherein the breakable shear clip has an initial solid form, and when the bone fastener is loaded into the tulip head, the shear clip breaks forming a split ring that expands radially outward to accept the screw head, and then the shear clip collapses around the screw head, thereby securing the bone fastener to the tulip head
wherein a bearing washer housed in an internal groove in the tulip head, the bearing washer including a split ring with a radial neck protruding outward from the split ring and a plurality of slits defined through the top of the neck downward into the split ring.