Patent ID: 8808328

Claim:
A spinal implant configured to provide distraction between a first bone and a second bone, the spinal implant comprising: a first rod having a first end configured to be connected to the first bone, a second end opposed to the first end, and a first rod longitudinal axis that passes through the first and second ends; a second rod having a first end configured to be connected to the second bone, a second end opposed to the first end, and a second rod longitudinal axis that is non-coaxial with the first rod longitudinal axis, at least a portion of the second end of the second rod overlapping the second end of the first rod when viewed along an axis transverse to the first rod longitudinal axis, and a coupling that connects the second end of the first rod to the second end of the second rod, the coupling configured to urge the first rod and the second rod in opposed directions that are parallel to the first rod longitudinal axis, the coupling including a mechanism disposed in a passage and configured to engage both the first rod and the second rod, the mechanism having: a first latch member, a second latch member, and an elastic member disposed between the first latch member and the second latch member, the elastic member configured to urge the first latch member and the second latch member in opposed directions that are parallel to the first rod longitudinal axis.