Patent ID: 11903842
Assignee: IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A spinal implant, the implant comprising:
a first body member having an external surface and domed articulation surface, wherein the external surface has an arcuate shape along a length of the first body member;
a bearing member having a dished articulation surface;
a second body member having an external surface and a channel, wherein the external surface has an arcuate shape along a length of the second body member; wherein the bearing member is operatively connected within the channel, and wherein the dished articulation surface of the bearing member contacts the domed articulation surface of the first body member when the implant is in use; and
a means to restrict motion, wherein when operably positioned, the domed articulation surface of the first body member is mated with the dished articulation surface of the bearing member and the means to restrict motion is a locking member that couples the first body member to the second body member to inhibit motion there between.