Spinal stabilization system

US20150073479A1Inactive Publication Date: 2015-03-12RINNER JAMES A

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[0118]In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the various embodiments of the disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art will realize that these various embodiments are illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition, for clarity purposes, not all of the routine features of the embodiments described herein may be shown or described for every alternative embodiment. One of ordinary skill in the art would readily appreciate that in the development of any such actual implementation, numerous implementation-specific decisions may be required to achieve specific design objectives. These design objectives may vary from one implementation to another and from one developer to another, and the variations thereof are contemplated and included in the present disclosure.

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a spinal implant system that incorporates unique snap, or spring loaded, features to assist the surgeon in the placement of screws, rods, hooks and transverse connectors. The poly-axial movement also uses a more direct loading lower saddle into the bone screw to improve locking of the construct.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 198,447 entitled “Spinal Stabilization System,” filed Mar. 5, 2014, and further claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 875,239 entitled “Spinal Stabilization System,” filed Sep. 9, 2013, the disclosures of which are both incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention relates to devices and methods for assembling and adjusting orthopedic constructs connected to bony anatomy of a patient. More particularly, the present invention relates to improved devices and methods for pedicle screw and rod-based fixation assembly systems that utilize monoaxial and / or polyaxial bone screws, such as spinal fixation systems and associated components.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]A wide variety of surgical techniques and associated instrumentation systems have been developed for correcting deg...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
12 Mar 2015
Publication
US20150073479A1
IPC
A61B17/70
CPC
A61B17/7052; A61B17/7011; A61B17/7032; A61B17/7034; A61B17/7035; A61B17/7037; A61B17/7046; A61B17/7056
Inventors
RINNER, JAMES A.