IP Library Granted Patent US 9,504,497
Granted Patent B2
US 9,504,497 · App. 14/270,530 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Iliosacral polyaxial screw

Inventors: Timmon Ark (Falls Church, VA); Daniel Genovese (Arlington, VA); Theo Choi (Arlington, VA)
Assignee: K2M, Inc.
A61B17/7037A61B17/7032A61B17/7055Y10T29/49826
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Patent No.
US 9,504,497
App. No.
14/270,530
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an iliosacral polyaxial screw system. A multiple part insert member is provided to secure the screw to the housing of the assembly to accommodate screws in which the shank diameter of the screw is greater than the bottom opening of the screw housing or greater than the opening of a ring member designed to capture the head of the screw in the housing.

Claims (10)

1. A spinal implant comprising:

a screw having a screw head and a shank portion extending from the screw head, the screw shank portion configured to engage bone;

a housing having an opening configured to receive the screw head, a distal end of the housing having a threaded inner surface;

a plurality of threaded insert members configured to surround the screw head and engage the threaded inner surface of the housing to secure the screw head within the housing, the plurality of threaded insert members including a first threaded insert member and a second threaded insert member completely disconnected from the first threaded insert member; and

a wedge member, wherein the housing receives the wedge member.

2. The spinal implant of claim 1 , wherein the wedge member includes a cylindrical wall having a recess configured to receive a spinal rod.

3. The spinal implant of claim 2 , wherein the recess of the wedge member includes a plurality of radii of curvature.

4. The spinal implant of claim 1 further comprising a threaded set screw, wherein the housing receives the threaded set screw at its proximal end.

5. The spinal implant of claim 4 , wherein the threaded set screw threadably engages an inner surface at the proximal end of the housing to secure a spinal rod adjacent the wedge member.

6. The spinal implant of claim 1 , wherein the wedge member includes at least one lateral slot configured to hold a position of the housing relative to the screw.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2025
From: K2M, INC.; VB SPINE US OPCO LLC
To: TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072340/0397 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 16, 2025
From: K2M, INC.; VB SPINE US OPCO LLC; VB SPINE LLC
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071682/0116 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2018
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK
To: K2M, INC.; K2M HOLDINGS, INC.; K2M UK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047496/0001 →
SECOND AMENDMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 11, 2015
From: K2M, INC.; K2M HOLDINGS, INC.; K2M UK LIMITED
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 037091/0221 →
FIRST AMENDMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 22, 2014
From: K2M, INC.; K2M UNLIMITED; K2M HOLDINGS, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 034034/0097 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2014
From: ACK, TIMMON; GENOVESE, DANIEL; CHOI, THEO
To: K2M, INC.
Reel/Frame 032829/0587 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13771140 · Feb 20, 2013
Related Publication 20140243900A1 · Aug 28, 2014