Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bone fixation assembly
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Application No.: US15682213Application Date: 2017-08-21
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Publication No.: US10758277B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Fridolin Schlaepfer , Martin Schnider , Helmut Rutschmann
- Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Agency: Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70

Abstract:
An anchor assembly for use in spinal fixation to interconnect a longitudinal spinal rod with a patient's vertebra. The anchor assembly preferably includes a bone anchor, a body with a rod-receiving channel, an insert member (preferably a bushing), and a locking cap. The anchor assembly enables in-situ assembly where the bone anchor may be secured to the patient's vertebra prior to being received within the body of the bone anchor assembly. Accordingly, the anchor assembly enables a surgeon to implant the bone anchor without the body to maximize visibility and access around the anchoring site. Once the bone anchor has been secured to the patient's vertebra, the body may be snapped onto the bone anchor and a spinal rod may be inserted into the rod-receiving channel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170340360A1 BONE FIXATION ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2017-11-30
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