Patent ID: 11918207
Assignee: MOSKOWITZ FAMILY LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A spinal fusion implant, comprising:
a first curvilinear spinal fixation device adapted to penetrate and implant into vertebral material, the first curvilinear spinal fixation device having a curved geometry with a first head at a proximal end of the first curvilinear spinal fixation device, a first tip at a distal end of the first curvilinear spinal fixation device, and a first body portion between the first tip and the first head, the first tip being configured to penetrate into vertebral material with a first centered point, wherein the first head has a first proximal-facing head surface and a first head perimeter extending around the first proximal-facing head surface, wherein the first head defines a first indentation extending into the first proximal-facing head surface of the first head, wherein the first indentation is spaced radially inward from the first head perimeter;
a second curvilinear spinal fixation device adapted to penetrate and implant into vertebral material, the second curvilinear spinal fixation device having a curved geometry with a second head at a proximal end of the second curvilinear spinal fixation device, a second tip at a distal end of the second curvilinear spinal fixation device, and a second body portion between the second tip and the second head, the second tip being configured to penetrate into vertebral material with a second centered point, wherein the second head has a second proximal-facing head surface and a second head perimeter extending around the second proximal-facing head surface, wherein the second head defines a second indentation extending into the second proximal-facing head surface of the second head, wherein the second indentation is spaced radially inward from the second head perimeter; and
a connecting support structure having a curved outer surface that is curved at multiple portions of the connecting support structure including a proximal-facing portion that faces a same direction as the first and second proximal-facing head surfaces of the first and second curvilinear spinal fixation devices, wherein the connecting support structure is adapted to hold the first curvilinear spinal fixation device with respect to the second curvilinear spinal fixation device, the connecting support structure defining a first opening adapted to receive the first curvilinear spinal fixation device such that material of the connecting support structure surrounds a first surrounded portion of the proximal end of the first curvilinear spinal fixation device when the first curvilinear spinal fixation device is received within the first opening, the connecting support structure defining a second opening adapted to receive the second curvilinear spinal fixation device such that material of the connecting support structure surrounds a second surrounded portion of the proximal end of the second curvilinear spinal fixation device when the second curvilinear spinal fixation device is received within the second opening, the first opening being spaced apart from the second opening.