Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Distraction screw
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Application No.: US16916734Application Date: 2020-06-30
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Publication No.: US11357561B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: Sean Suh , Michal Zentko , Andrew Iott , Kurt Faulhaber , David C. Paul
- Applicant: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US PA Audubon
- Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Audubon
- Main IPC: A61B17/88
- IPC: A61B17/88 ; A61B17/84 ; A61B17/56 ; A61B17/86 ; A61B17/70

Abstract:
A distraction screw includes a proximal portion secured to a first vertebra, a distal portion secured to a second vertebra and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is coupled to the proximal and distal portions and is positioned in an intervertebral space. The intermediate portion is configured and adapted to enable distraction of the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200330141A1 DISTRACTION SCREW Public/Granted day:2020-10-22
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