Patent ID: 8460595

Claim:
A combination comprising a rod-shaped implant for spinal stabilization and a tool for producing the rod-shaped implant, wherein the rod-shaped implant comprises: a first component comprising a first material, the first component having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end; a second component connected to the first component and comprising a second material different from the first material, the second component extending from the second end of the first component in a direction away from the first end of the first component; wherein at least the first material is a plastic material; wherein the connection between the first component and the second component consists of a melted connection; and wherein the first component and the second component are injection molded; and wherein the tool comprises: a first tool part with a first cavity for forming the first component of the rod-shaped implant; a second tool part with a second cavity for forming the second component of the rod-shaped implant; and a stop; wherein when the first tool part and the second tool part are assembled together, the first cavity and the second cavity respectively have openings facing one another, and the stop is moveable between a first position where one of the first cavity or the second cavity is isolated from the other one of the first cavity or the second cavity, and a second position where the first cavity and the second cavity are connected and define a shape of the rod-shaped implant; and wherein the stop comprises a core configured to form a cavity within one of the components.