Patent ID: 9381045
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A sacroiliac joint fusion system for fusing a sacroiliac joint having a sacrum, an ilium, and a joint plane defined between the sacrum and the ilium, the system comprising: a) a joint implant comprising a body having a hollow interior and an exterior surface having a plurality of openings defined therein that extend into the hollow interior, a first lateral side comprising a first surface, a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side comprising a second surface, a side extending between the first and second lateral sides, and a first bore extending through the joint implant, the first and second surfaces being generally parallel to each other, the hollow interior being adapted to have a biological material located therein prior to the implantation of the joint implant, the side extending a perimeter of the joint implant and including a closed inferior side so as to limit an amount of seepage of the biological material from the hollow interior of the joint implant; b) an anchor element configured to be received in the first bore; and c) a delivery tool comprising: wherein a final manufactured configuration of the tool and a final manufactured configuration of the joint implant are such that, when the system is assembled such that the implant arm is releasably coupled to the joint implant, a delivery arrangement automatically exists such that the anchor arm is correctly oriented to deliver the anchor element to the first bore.