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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Irelyn McIver, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Mark Miccio, Lynbrook, NY (US);
John Bohenick, Troy, MI (US);
Jason Zappacosta, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Michael Moretti, Pottstown, PA (US);
Manuel Seas, McAllen, TX (US);
Jason Gray, East Greenville, PA (US);
Elizabeth Marks, Collegeville, PA (US);
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
A surgical implant system includes a surgical implant for securing adjacent vertebrae of a spine to each other. The surgical implant includes a spacer having at least one implant eyelet. The surgical implant system also includes at least one vertebral anchor configured for insertion through the at least one implant eyelet to fasten the surgical implant to the spine. The vertebral anchor has a tip portion, a head portion, an elongate shank extending from the head portion, and an elongate fin extending from the head portion and along a surface of the elongate shank. The elongate shank and the elongate fin form a generally t-shaped cross-section.