Patent ID: 11903619
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A spinal implant assembly for bridging bone parts comprising:
an anchor assembly adapted to be fixed to one part of a bone;
an articulating clamp assembly including an extension member, an articulating jaw and an opposing jaw spaced from the articulating jaw, the articulating jaw and the opposing jaw adapted to be attached to a spinous process of the bone, the articulating jaw hingedly connected to the extension member; and
a translateral rod adapted to be connected between the anchor assembly and the articulating clamp assembly,
wherein the articulating jaw includes a receptacle for receiving a shaft creating a hinge, wherein when the articulating jaw pivots about the shaft, a proximal end of the of the articulating jaw is configured to translate linearly,
wherein the articulating clamp assembly further includes a clamp rod,
wherein the opposing jaw is configured to move relative to the articulating jaw in an unlocked state and fixed in position in a locked state, wherein the opposing jaw rotates about the clamp rod to transition from the unlocked state to the locked state.