Patent ID: 9636230
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A combination interbody implant and vertebral screw guide, comprising in combination: an implant having an anterior surface and a cephalid surface opposite a caudal surface; said implant having at least one bore extending into said cephalid surface thereof, along a bore centerline extending from said cephalid surface toward said caudal surface and away from said anterior surface; a guide removably attachable to said implant; said guide having a guide bore extending along a portion of said bore centerline outside of said implant; and wherein the combination further includes a hybrid screw with a proximal end opposite a distal end, said proximal end having a head with a torque applying interface thereon and said distal end having male threads thereon, said at least one bore in said cephalid surface of said implant having female threads therein, said male threads engaging said female threads, said hybrid screw having a bone engagement structure on a proximal side of said male threads and spaced from said male threads for engagement of a vertebra adjacent said cephalid surface of said implant.