Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spinal fixation system
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Application No.: US16686703Application Date: 2019-11-18
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Publication No.: US11612417B2Publication Date: 2023-03-28
- Inventor: Scott A. Jones , Oheneba Boachie-Adjei , Larry E. McClintock , Kevin Strauss , John Carbone
- Applicant: K2M, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US VA Leesburg
- Assignee: K2M, Inc.
- Current Assignee: K2M, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Leesburg
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70 ; A61B17/86 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A polyaxial pedicle screw includes a housing, a bone screw member, and an anvil. The bone screw member includes a head and a threaded shaft extending from the head. The head is selectively securable within the housing. The anvil is positionable within the housing adjacent to the head of the bone screw member when the anvil and the head of the bone screw member are positioned within the housing. The anvil may define one or more grooves in an outer surface of the anvil. The groove defines a flap that is flexibly attached to the anvil to enable the anvil to flex an amount sufficient to maintain the head of the bone screw in constant contact with the anvil when the bone screw member is moved relative to the anvil. A rod reducer may be secured to the polyaxial pedicle screw to secure a spinal rod within the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200170680A1 Spinal Fixation System Public/Granted day:2020-06-04
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