Patent ID: 8486111

Claim:
An implant device for flexibly linking a first vertebra to a adjacent second vertebra of a spine of a patient using a first connector and a second connector and a first pedicle screw and a second pedicle screw, comprising: a rod including a first rod end and second rod end, said first rod end interconnected to the first pedicle screw using the first connector, and said second rod end interconnected to the second pedicle screw using the second connector; and an anterior-posterior rod segment aligned in a substantially anterior-posterior alignment when implanted, the anterior-posterior rod segment interconnected to the first rod end by a first rod arm of said rod, said anterior-posterior rod segment interconnected to said second rod end by a second rod arm of said rod, wherein the first rod arm includes a first segment of joints and the second rod arm includes a second segment of joints, wherein the first segment of joints and the second segment of joints each include a series of recessed portions that alternate between posteriorly oriented recessed portions and anteriorly oriented recessed portions; wherein the rod forwardly projects a pivot point that allows the first vertebra to rotate relative to the second vertebra.