Patent ID: 9539031
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An implantable system comprising: an inferior facet implant having an articulatable body comprising a spherical member; a tulip body for receiving the articulatable body, wherein the spherical member of the articulatable body is capable of polyaxial rotation within the tulip body, wherein the articulatable body comprises an articulation surface spaced apart and separate from the spherical member, wherein the articulation surface comprises a bottommost surface of the inferior facet implant, wherein the articulation surface of the inferior facet implant is aligned with a corresponding uppermost articulation surface of a superior facet implant; a compressible member received in the tulip body, wherein the compressible member includes a trough that extends across an upper surface of the compressible member; a cross-link in the form of a longitudinally split cylinder, the cross-link being sized and shaped to be received in the trough of the compressible member; and a set screw received within the tulip body.