Patent ID: 11944547
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. The method of claim 15 wherein the SI joint implant includes:
(a) a base member having a base member longitudinal axis extending parallel to an implant width axis and perpendicular to an implant longitudinal axis;
(b) a first side member extending along a first side longitudinal axis;
(c) a second side member extending along a second side longitudinal axis wherein the base member, first side member, and second side member are connected together so that the base member longitudinal axis defines a base of a triangle, the first side longitudinal axis defines a first lateral side of the triangle, and the second side longitudinal axis defines a second lateral side of the triangle, the triangle lying in an implant plane defined by the implant width axis and the implant longitudinal axis;
(d) an internal support structure extending from the base member to both the first side member and the second side member; and
(e) a fusion passage defined in an area between the first side member, second side member, and base member, the fusion passage extending along a thickness axis perpendicular to the implant plane and defining a respective open area through the implant.