Patent ID: 8956417
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An implantable device for maintaining a spatial relationship between a first bone and a second bone of a joint, the implantable device comprising: a body formed of a substantially rigid, biocompatible polymeric material having a trailing end, a leading end, an upper surface and a lower surface, the body having a longitudinal central axis, the upper and lower surfaces configured such that the body is thicker at the trailing end than at the leading end, a tooling socket extending into the trailing end and defining a tooling socket axis, the tooling socket axis being substantially parallel to the longitudinal central axis, an upper mounting tab integrally formed with the body and extending upwardly from the upper surface, a lower mounting tab integrally formed with the body and extending downwardly from the lower surface, an upper fastener hole in the upper mounting tab and a lower fastener hole in the lower mounting tab, the tooling socket positioned between the upper and lower fastener holes, the lower fastener hole positioned on a vertical plane defined by the tooling socket axis and the upper fastener hole.