Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
606276000 | Attachable hook | 15 |
20080255619 | Posterior spinal fixation with colinear facet screw - A three element spinal fixation system for implantation from a posterior lateral incision. The first element in the form of a translaminar cannula is adapted to be implanted along a longitudinal axis of a lamina of a vertebra. A bracket is provided as a second element with a first end removably secured to the translaminar cannula and the second end secured to vertebra inferior to an adjacent vertebra in which the translaminar cannula is implanted. The translaminar cannula has a hollow central bore which receives a third element in the form of a translaminar facet screw. The translaminar facet screw is sufficiently long to be able to pass through the central bore and out of the translaminar cannula, passing through the facet joint to fix the two vertebra at the facet joint. Both contralateral and ipsilateral fixation are thus provided with all three elements implanted from a single ipsilateral incision. | 10-16-2008 |
20080262552 | Spinal Stabilization Apparatus - A spinal stabilization apparatus can reduce side effects from occurring in free spines adjacent to stiffly stabilized spines and reduce additional injury on a patient by easily extending new rod to adjacent, free spines without removing pre-installed spinal stabilization apparatus during re-surgery. According to one embodiment of the present invention, is provided a spinal stabilization apparatus comprising: at least one first stabilization member which is installed to a first spine; at least one second stabilization member which is installed to a second spine adjacent to the first spine; and a rod comprising one end engaged with the first stabilization member, the other end engaged with the second stabilization member, and a convolution portion formed by rolling the rod at least once in an extension direction from the first spine to the second spine or a curved portion protruding at least once perpendicular to the extension direction. | 10-23-2008 |
20090306722 | CONNECTOR FOR ATTACHING AN ALIGNMENT ROD TO A BONE STRUCTURE - A connector for a spinal alignment system includes a base, a hook, a guide aperture, and a locking portion. The base includes a channel extending therethrough to receive a fixation rod. The hook extends from the base. The guide aperture is adapted to receive a bone fastener and the locking portion is adapted to engage the bone fastener. The guide aperture extends through one of the base and the hook and the locking portion is located in the other of the base and the hook. The locking portion is coaxial with the guide aperture such that the guide aperture guides a shaft of the bone fastener into alignment with the locking portion when the bone fastener is received by the guide aperture. The bone fastener cooperates with the base and hook to form a tension band construct that resists opposing forces acting on the construct. A rod locking fastener engages the channel and the fixation rod to secure the fixation rod in the channel. The rod locking fastener and the base include mating surfaces that cooperate with each other to resist the force exerted by the fixation rod onto the rod locking fastener when the fixation rod is secured in the channel. | 12-10-2009 |
20100234892 | SPINAL INTERCONNECTING DEVICE AND A STABILIZING SYSTEM USING SAID DEVICE - Embodiments disclosed herein provide a spinal interconnecting device and a stabilizing system using the same. The spinal interconnecting device has a connecting body and a hook member fixed to the connecting body for securing the connecting body to a vertebra. The connecting body has a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member is adapted to receive the extremity of a spinal construction. The second connecting member is adapted to receive a first end of a separate rod, so that the direction of the separate rod is adaptable with respect to the direction of the spinal construction. | 09-16-2010 |
20100274291 | Spinal Fixation Mechanism - A mechanism for fixing a spinal support to vertebrae includes a support member and a pedicle screw component. The support member comprises an elongated end comprising a longitudinal axis. A hook connects to the elongated end and receives the vertebrae. The hook is angled in three different planes with respect to the longitudinal axis. A connector section connects the elongated end to the hook and is angled with respect to the elongated end and comprises a thickness less than a thickness of the elongated end. The pedicle screw component comprises a fixation component anchored in the vertebrae. The fixation component comprises a socket; a screw head comprising a bulbous end that fits into the socket; and a channel that receives the elongated end. A pin causes outward expansion of the bulbous end; and a blocking mechanism is attached to the screw head and adjacent to the elongated end. | 10-28-2010 |
20110015679 | VERTEBRAL ARTHRODESIS EQUIPMENT - This equipment comprises at least one anchoring assembly including two antagonistic hooks connected to each other through a rod, a first of these hooks having a body crossed by a hole for letting through the rod and being able to be connected to connection means with which the anchoring assembly may be connected to another part of the equipment; said body has an aperture laid out substantially perpendicularly to the axis of said hole, communicating with this hole, and the anchoring assembly comprises has a tightening member which may be engaged into this aperture until it abuts against the rod engaged in the hole, and tightened in order to immobilize this rod in this hole. Said tightening member is directly connected to a part belonging to said connection means, which allows the mounting of the latter on the body of said first hook. | 01-20-2011 |
20120158065 | VERTEBRAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS EQUIPMENT - This equipment ( | 06-21-2012 |
20130304129 | SURGICAL HOOK INCLUDING FLOW PATH - A hook for attaching a surgical rod to a vertebra includes a rod-receiving portion, a base portion, and a tip portion. The rod-receiving portion includes a pair of side walls that form a channel for receiving the surgical rod. The base portion extends distally from the rod-receiving portion and includes a first flow path extending therethrough. The tip portion extends away from the rod-receiving portion to form a hook portion for attaching to the vertebrae. In other features, the hook includes a second flow path extending through the tip portion. | 11-14-2013 |
20140094854 | SPINAL CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spinal correction system includes at least one longitudinal element extending between a first portion and a second portion. At least one fixation element includes a first end and a second end that is configured for penetrating tissue. A coupling member is configured for disposal about the at least one longitudinal element. The coupling member includes a first part and a second part being movable relative to the first part between a first orientation and a second orientation such that an inner surface of the parts are fixed with the at least one longitudinal element. The parts include an outer surface such that in the second orientation, the coupling member is configured for a snap fit engagement with the at least one fixation element such that the parts are fixed with the first end. Methods of use are disclosed. | 04-03-2014 |
20140148856 | SYSTEM AMD METHOD FOR TRANSLATERAL LINKING OF BILATERAL SPINAL FIXATION RODS - A connector assembly for translateral linking of bilateral spinal fixation rods includes first and second components. The first component has an elongated body having first and second ends, and the first end of the first component is configured to connect to a first spinal fixation rod. The second component has an elongated body having first and second ends, and the first end of the second component is configured to connect to a second spinal fixation rod. The second end of the first component is configured to be slidably connected to the second end of the second component. | 05-29-2014 |
20140277155 | TAPER LOCK HOOK - A spinal hook includes a hook member, an inner collet, and an outer portion. The hook member includes a head portion and a blade portion. The inner collet includes a base portion configured to rotatably engage the head portion and a pair of engaging portions defining a slot configured to receive a connecting rod therein. The outer portion is movable relative to the inner collet between a locked position in which the outer portion causes the pair of engaging portions to move toward each other and an unlocked position in which the outer portion causes the pair of engaging portions to be spread apart to facilitate insertion or removal of the connecting rod. | 09-18-2014 |
20140343612 | SPINAL CORRECTION SYSTEM - A spinal construct comprises a longitudinal member extending between a first end and a second end and including an intermediate portion. A construct member includes a first surface and a second surface movable relative to the first surface in a configuration for connection with a first portion of vertebral tissue. The construct member defines an implant cavity configured for disposal of the first end. Systems and methods are disclosed. | 11-20-2014 |
20150112391 | ANCHOR FOR ATTACHMENT TO A BONY STRUCTURE - Anchor for attachment to a bony structure, comprising a hook, an anchor body with a distal wall facing the hook, and a fastening system for fastening a connection member to the anchor body. A slot is defined between the hook and the distal wall, for receiving a bony structure such as a vertebra portion. The anchor further comprises a retention member having a distal end with teeth, passing through the distal wall and being movable relative to the anchor body, from a retracted position to a protracted position where the distal end protrudes from the distal wall, inside the slot. The proximal end of the retention member defines a seat for the connection member. | 04-23-2015 |
20160015430 | SCREW-CLAMP ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF IMPLEMENTATION - A screw-clamp apparatus is disclosed that includes a first clamp component comprising at least one hook, a second clamp component comprising at least one hook, a bone-screw hole located on the first clamp component, a bone screw configured to be inserted through the bone-screw hole and to be inserted into bone and a spacer-receiver located on the first clamp component. The second clamp component can be pivotably attached relative to the first clamp component. A portion of the bone screw can be configured to engage the second clamp component upon insertion to cause the second clamp component to pivot toward the first clamp component. The spacer-receiver can be configured to secure a spacer. | 01-21-2016 |
20160030086 | ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION THEREOF - Orthopedic fixation devices, assemblies, and methods. The orthopedic fixation devices may comprise coupling elements, hook components, and/or bone fasteners. The bone fastener may be loaded into the coupling element through the bottom of a bore in the coupling element. The orthopedic fixation devices may include modular locking clamp assemblies that can be fixed onto fasteners that are already implanted in bone. The modular locking clamp assemblies can include polyaxial locking clamp assemblies, as well as monoaxial locking clamp assemblies. The hook components may include a female hook component slidably coupled to a male hook component. | 02-04-2016 |