Patent ID: 8685062
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An implant assembly for flexibly linking a first vertebra of a spine to a second vertebra of the spine of a patient, comprising: a rod member including at least one geometric shaped portion having a perimeter wall and a hollow interior region, said perimeter wall having an interior surface comprising a sloped face, wherein said sloped face is oriented at an angle, said angle less than about 90 degrees relative to a plane aligned with a posterior side of the geometric shaped portion, wherein the perimeter wall is configured around an opening, and wherein the opening is smaller on an anterior side of the geometric shaped portion than on the posterior side of the geometric shaped portion; means for attaching said rod member to the first vertebra and the second vertebra; wherein said geometric shaped portion permits flexion of the vertebra when the patient bends their spine.