Patent ID: 11857432
Assignee: LIFE SPINE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An implant, comprising:
an upper support comprising an upper plate configured to receive a first bone screw, the upper support comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first side extending between the first end and the second end, and a second side opposite the first side and extending between the first end and the second end, the upper plate configured to receive the first bone screw such that a first center-line trajectory of the first bone screw is angled towards the first side;
a lower support comprising a lower plate configured to receive a second bone screw such that a second center-line trajectory of the second bone screw is angled towards the first side;
a control member comprising a head and a shaft and configured to control relative movement between the upper support and the lower support, the shaft defining an axis positioned at approximately a midpoint between the first and second sides of the upper support;
a front portion comprising a first upper surface configured to engage the upper support and a first lower surface configured to engage the lower support, the front portion further configured to receive the head of the control member; and
a rear portion comprising a second upper surface configured to engage the upper support, a second lower surface configured to engage the lower support, and a cylindrical member extending from the second upper surface and the second lower surface and defining a cylindrical exterior surface, the cylindrical member comprising threads configured to threadingly engage a portion of the shaft, wherein manipulation of the control member causes the front portion to move relative to the rear portion, such that the upper support moves relative to the lower support;
wherein the head of the control member comprises a tool port in communication with an opening on a side of the shaft to enable delivery of material to an interior of the implant via the tool port;
wherein the shaft comprises a non-threaded portion adjacent the head and a threaded portion adjacent the non-threaded portion, wherein opening is positioned on the non-threaded portion of the shaft.