Patent ID: 9421038
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A spinal stabilization system comprising: a shaped spinal rod having a length and a cross-sectional profile, the cross-sectional profile including: a bone screw including a housing portion and a screw shaft extending distally from the housing portion, the housing portion including an inner housing and an outer housing slidably surrounding at least a portion of the inner housing, the inner housing defining a slot configured and dimensioned to releasably secure the body portion of the shaped spinal rod therein, wherein the outer housing is movable relative to the inner housing between an unlocked state in which the body portion of the shaped spinal rod is releasable from the slot defined in the inner housing and a locked state in which the shaped spinal rod is secured to the slot, the shaped spinal rod rotatable with respect to the housing portion of the bone screw when the body portion of the shaped spinal rod is disposed in the slot of the inner housing of the bone screw and rotation of the shaped spinal rod inhibited by contact between the neck portion of the shaped spinal rod and the inner housing of the bone screw.