US 11,857,427 B2
Implants, systems and methods of using the same
Brian C. Hodorek, Winona Lake, IN (US); Matthew J. Purdy, Winona Lake, IN (US); Russ M. Parrott, Winona Lake, IN (US); J. Michael Wiater, Beverly Hills, MI (US); Anand M. Murthi, Baltimore, MD (US); Matthew J. Smith, Columbia, MO (US); Derek J. Cuff, Venice, FL (US); Andrew Jawa, Cambridge, MA (US); and Luke Austin, Haddonfield, NJ (US)
Assigned to DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy (IE)
Filed by IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS LLC, Winona Lake, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/247,139.
Application 17/247,139 is a continuation of application No. 16/947,316, filed on Jul. 28, 2020, granted, now 10,849,762.
Application 16/947,316 is a continuation of application No. 16/799,057, filed on Feb. 24, 2020, granted, now 10,722,373, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 16/799,057 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/043983, filed on Jul. 29, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/711,500, filed on Jul. 28, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/711,416, filed on Jul. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0077263 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4014 (2013.01) [A61F 2/30749 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30383 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30428 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4022 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An anchor member, comprising:
a base positioned at a first end of the anchor member and including a top surface;
a circumferential groove extending into the base from the first end of the anchor member;
a central member positioned within the base and the circumferential groove, wherein a top surface of the central member is positioned flush with or below the top surface of the base;
at least one support member coupled to at least a portion of the central member at a first end and at least a portion of an interior surface of the base on a second end, wherein the at least one support member is four support members equally spaced around the central member;
windows positioned between each of the support members, the central member, and an interior surface of the base; and
at least one leg member extending away from a bottom surface of the base, wherein the at least one leg member is four leg members, and wherein each leg member is aligned with and extends away from a support member.