Patent ID: 11877774
Assignee: ZIMMER BIOMET SPINE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A bone anchor directional component comprising:
a first bowl portion having a first outer diameter larger than a shaft diameter of a fastener shaft of a bone anchor;
a first bore extending through the first bowl portion, the first bore sized to receive the fastener shaft of the bone anchor; and
a first locking component extending from the first bowl portion, the first locking component configured to engage a housing of the bone anchor to limit movement of the housing relative to the fastener shaft in a first direction, the first locking component further configured to allow movement of the housing in a second direction different from the first direction,
wherein the bone anchor directional component is configured to allow the housing to move about the head of the fastener while the bone anchor directional component remains stationary about the head of the fastener.