US 11,839,547 B2
System and method for joining boney structures
Randall F. Lee, Southlake, TX (US); Daniel S. Savage, Brecksville, OH (US); and Alan W. Rorke, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to Randall F. Lee, Southlake, TX (US)
Filed by Randall F. Lee, Southlake, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/372,327.
Application 17/372,327 is a division of application No. 17/248,943, filed on Feb. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,058,542.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/130,323, filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/113,886, filed on Nov. 15, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/081,187, filed on Sep. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0087820 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/30749 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8004 (2013.01); A61B 17/844 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61B 17/846 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01); A61F 2/4202 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30622 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant system for joining boney structures comprising:
a first non-threaded anchor including,
a first non-threaded elongated body having a center axis,
a first non-threaded head coupled to a distal end of the elongated body, the first head including a first portion of the first head that is substantially concentric to the center axis and a second portion of the first head that is offset from the center axis;
a second non-threaded anchor including,
a second non-threaded elongated body having a center axis,
a second non-threaded head coupled to a distal end of the elongated body, the second head including a second portion of the second head that is substantially concentric to the center axis and a second portion of the second head that is offset from the center axis;
an implant including,
a first bone engaging surface and a second bone engaging surface;
a first aperture defined within the implant, the first aperture having a first proximal portion and a first distal portion exiting through the first bone engaging surface,
the first distal portion sized and to allow passage of the first elongated body along a first trajectory,
the first proximal portion sized and shaped to accept the first head only upon an occurrence of transverse movement of the first head, the first anchor, and a first boney structure with respect to the first trajectory which results in compression of the first boney structure against the implant;
a second aperture defined within the implant, the second aperture having a second proximal portion and a second distal portion exiting through the second bone engaging surface,
the second distal portion sized and to allow passage of the second elongated body along a second trajectory, and
the second proximal portion sized and shaped to accept the second head only upon an occurrence of transverse movement of the second head, the second anchor, and a second boney structure with respect to the second trajectory which results in compression of the second boney structure against the implant.