Patent ID: 11871964
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method for stabilizing an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra, the method comprising:
posteriorly accessing a spine of a patient;
inserting a fastener having a head and a shaft into a pedicle of the inferior vertebra and into a vertebral body of the inferior vertebra;
moving a rod through a channel in the fastener such that a distal portion of the rod curves through the channel and outside the fastener into the vertebral body of the inferior pedicle, through a disc space, and into a vertebral body of the superior vertebra; and
threading a locking cap onto the head of the fastener and into engagement with the rod to thereby secure the positioning of the fastener and the rod.