Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof
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Application No.: US15987155Application Date: 2018-05-23
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Publication No.: US10709478B2Publication Date: 2020-07-14
- Inventor: Jeff Nichols , Noah Hansell
- Applicant: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US PA Audobon
- Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Audobon
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/86 ; A61F2/08 ; A61B17/70 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B17/56 ; A61B17/68

Abstract:
Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installing the same. The orthopedic fixation device may include a coupling element and a bone fastener, whereby the bone fastener can be loaded into the coupling element through the bottom of a bore in the coupling element and a retention member is configured to allow polyaxial rotation of the bone fastener and also to lock the bone fastener in place upon application of a force on a saddle and clamp in the coupling element.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180263664A1 ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION THEREOF Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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