US 11,849,979 B1
Spinal implant system and method
William Alan Rezach, Covington, TN (US)
Assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/744,937.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7041 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/8665 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 17/8695 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spinal construct comprising:
a bone fastener including a post and a shaft portion engageable with vertebral tissue; the post being movable in one or more axes relative to the shaft portion;
a receiver defining a first cavity configured for disposal of the bone fastener and a second open cavity configured for disposal of a spinal rod;
a band disposable in the first cavity, the band being contractible and defining an inner surface that is directly engageable with the post, the band extending between a first end and a second end, the first end including an angled surface and the second end including an angled surface, the band including a sidewall defining an axial gap that extends from the first end to the second end; and
a nut including an inner surface being slidably engageable over the post and an end surface engageable with the angled surface of the first end of the band such that the band contracts to engage the post.