US 11,717,330 B2
Adjustable-angle spinal fixation element
Mark C. Boomer, Miami, FL (US); Raymond F. Murphy, Attleboro, MA (US); and Bryan S. Jones, West Roxbury, MA (US)
Assigned to MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/908,688.
Application 16/908,688 is a continuation of application No. 15/959,855, filed on Apr. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,722,275.
Application 15/959,855 is a continuation of application No. 15/299,002, filed on Oct. 20, 2016, granted, now 9,974,572, issued on May 22, 2018.
Application 15/299,002 is a continuation of application No. 14/755,497, filed on Jun. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,498,258, issued on Nov. 22, 2016.
Application 14/755,497 is a continuation of application No. 14/317,034, filed on Jun. 27, 2014, granted, now 9,155,565, issued on Oct. 13, 2015.
Application 14/317,034 is a continuation of application No. 12/985,000, filed on Jan. 5, 2011, granted, now 8,795,339, issued on Aug. 5, 2014.
Application 12/985,000 is a continuation of application No. 10/708,919, filed on Mar. 31, 2004, granted, now 7,909,852, issued on Mar. 22, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2020/0315668 A1, Oct. 8, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7052 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/705 (2013.01); A61B 17/7013 (2013.01); A61B 17/7023 (2013.01); A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/7055 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spinal fixation system, comprising:
a first elongate member having a first connector at a first end thereof;
a second elongate member having a second connector at a first end thereof, the second connector being configured to interface with the first connector; and
a mating element configured to selectively couple the first and second elongate members relative to one another; and
a fastening element disposed in a bore of the second connector, the bore having a central axis that is angularly offset with respect to a central axis of the second elongate member, the fastening element being configured to transition the first and second elongate members between a first configuration, in which the first and second elongate members can move relative to one another, and a second configuration, in which relative movement between the first and second elongate members is prevented,
wherein the mating element extends through a central bore formed in at least one of the first connector and the second connector, and
wherein the fastening element is configured to reduce a size of the central bore between the first configuration and the second configuration.