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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2020
K2m, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Jared Gordon Struck, Sterling, VA (US);
Robert Clint Boyd, Leesburg, VA (US);
Dane Matthew Johannessen, Reston, VA (US);
Jennifer Anne Moore, Leesburg, VA (US);
Bryan D. Milz, Florida, NY (US);
Choll Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Alex Mohit, Puyallup, WA (US);
Yashar Javidan, Sacramento, CA (US);
K2M, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an intervertebral implant includes a body and a locking element. The body includes a leading surface and a trailing surface opposite the leading surface. The body also includes first and second bone fastener passageways through the implant body and a cavity in between the first and second passageways. The cavity includes a trailing wall that separates the cavity from the trailing surface. The locking element is disposed in the cavity such that part of the locking element is visible through an access opening in the trailing wall so that the locking element may be rotated from outside of the implant. In a first rotational position, a first part of the locking element is located within one of the first and second passageways and in a second rotational position, the first part of the locking element is inside the body covered by the trailing wall.