US 11,871,964 B2
Pedicle-based intradiscal fixation
Mark Weiman, Downingtown, PA (US); Myles Sullivan, Philadelphia, PA (US); Carly Taubenkraut, Perkasie, PA (US); Chad Glerum, Pennsburg, PA (US); and Corbett McLaughlin, Bryn Mawr, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/718,900.
Application 17/718,900 is a continuation of application No. 17/718,871, filed on Apr. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320757 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7011 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for stabilizing spinal elements comprising the steps of:
providing a pedicle-based intradiscal implant comprising:
a bendable rod that extends from a proximal end having an outer threaded portion to a distal end with a sharp tip configured to engage bone;
a bone fastener having a threaded screw head and a shaft extending along a central longitudinal axis, the bone fastener defines a channel for receiving the bendable rod, the channel has a straight portion extending along the central longitudinal axis and a curved portion with an exit through a sidewall of the shaft; and
a locking cap with an internally threaded seat for engaging with the screw head of the bone fastener and a central protrusion defining a cavity for receiving the proximal end of the bendable rod
positioning the pedicle-based intradiscal implant into a vertebral body,
wherein the cavity in the central protrusion of the locking cap is threaded and is configured to mate with the outer threaded portion of the bendable rod, thereby pulling the rod backward to secure the rod.