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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Spinal Simplicity, Llc, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Spinal Simplicity, LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7047 (2013.01); A61B 17/7001 (2013.01); A61B 17/7005 (2013.01); A61B 17/7043 (2013.01); A61B 17/7076 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 2090/031 (2016.02); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30322 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30622 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spinal implant configured to connect to a vertebra. The spinal implant comprises a ball and socket joint allowing poly-axial movement. The ball and socket joint includes a socket having a multiple radius tear drop geometry with a larger radius and a smaller radius, so that the ball can move freely within the larger radius of the socket until it is seated into the smaller radius of the socket upon locking of the ball and socket joint.