US 11,793,551 B2
Multipoint fixation implants
J. Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US); Albert Montello, Duxbury, MA (US); Christopher Ramsay, West Wareham, MA (US); Kevin Lee, Canton, MA (US); Joseph Peterson, South Dartmouth, MA (US); Ben Johnston, Quincy, MA (US); Heiko Koller, Waldeck-Alraft (DE); Todd Albert, Penn Valley, PA (US); Christopher Ames, Mill Valley, CA (US); Brad Currier, Rochester, MN (US); Claudius Thome, Innsbruck (AT); and Masashi Neo, Kyoto (JP)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locie (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/489,774.
Application 17/489,774 is a continuation of application No. 16/581,714, filed on Sep. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,154,332.
Application 16/581,714 is a continuation of application No. 15/940,757, filed on Mar. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,779,861, issued on Sep. 22, 2020.
Application 15/940,757 is a continuation of application No. 15/073,020, filed on Mar. 17, 2016, granted, now 9,962,192, issued on May 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0015806 A1, Jan. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7035 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7007 (2013.01); A61B 17/7041 (2013.01); A61B 17/7043 (2013.01); A61B 17/7044 (2013.01); A61B 17/7055 (2013.01); A61B 17/7058 (2013.01); A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/7067 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/8023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/567 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bone anchor connector, comprising:
a body having a proximal-facing surface, a distal-facing surface, a first opening surrounded by the body at the proximal-facing surface, and a second opening laterally offset from the first opening, wherein:
a proximal end of the first opening terminates at the proximal-facing surface of the body;
a distal end of the first opening and a distal end of the second opening terminate at the distal-facing surface of the body;
the first opening includes a first central axis extending therethrough;
the second opening includes a second central axis that extends therethrough at an oblique angle with respect to the first central axis; and
a recessed lead-in surface that extends from the proximal-facing surface of the body towards a proximal-most surface of the second opening around at least a portion of a circumference of the second opening.