Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Constrained motion bone screw assembly
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Application No.: US15711380Application Date: 2017-09-21
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Publication No.: US10172648B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Nam T. Chao , Simon Siu , Ronald Sacher , Jerold P. Gurley , Randal Betz , Peter O. Newton
- Applicant: Medos International Sarl
- Applicant Address: CH Le Locle
- Assignee: Medos International Sarl
- Current Assignee: Medos International Sarl
- Current Assignee Address: CH Le Locle
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70

Abstract:
A bone screw assembly includes an anchor portion and a head portion, such as a rod-receiving portion, movably mounted to the anchor portion to allow for controlled angulation between the anchor portion and the head portion. The anchor portion is pivotable in one or more selected directions about an axis relative to the head portion. A restriction member, which may be a rod seat, prevents the anchor portion from pivoting in one or more different directions about another axis relative to the head portion and/or a spinal fixation element received in the head portion. The restriction member may be inserted in the head portion to control direction that the anchor portion pivots relative to the head portion. The restriction member may also serve as a compression member and/or rod seat for seating a spinal rod coupled to the bone screw assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180008319A1 Constrained Motion Bone Screw Assembly Public/Granted day:2018-01-11
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