Patent ID: 11872140
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A hybrid implant comprising:
a bendable rod configured to engage bone;
a bone fastener having a screw head and a shaft, the bone fastener defines a channel for receiving the bendable rod, the channel has a straight portion extending through the screw head and along a portion of the shaft and a curved portion with an exit through a sidewall of the shaft;
a locking cap with an internal seat for engaging with the screw head of the bone fastener and a central protrusion defining a cavity for receiving one end of the bendable rod; and
a tulip head coupled to the locking cap, the tulip head having a body with a pair of opposed arms defining a rod slot sized and configured to accept a spinal rod,
wherein the cavity in the central protrusion of the locking cap is threaded and is configured to mate with an outer threaded portion of the bendable rod, thereby pulling the rod backward to secure the rod.