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

Claim 12:
13. A spinal implant, the implant comprising:
a first body member having domed articulation surface;
a bearing member having a dished articulation surface;
a second body member having a channel; 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, wherein the locking member comprises:
a plate member for insertion into a front end of the spinal implant; and
at least one fastening mechanism for securing the plate member to at least one of the first body member and the second body member.