Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multipoint fixation implants and related methods
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Application No.: US17124152Application Date: 2020-12-16
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Publication No.: US11717327B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Kevin Lee , Mark Hall , Christopher Ramsay , John Riley Hawkins , Albert Montello , Joseph Peterson , Benjamin Johnston , Heiko Koller , Todd Albert , Christopher Ames , Bradford Currier , Claudius Thome , Masashi Neo
- 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: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70 ; A61B17/56

Abstract:
Bone anchor assemblies are disclosed herein that can provide for improved fixation as compared with traditional bone anchor assemblies. An exemplary assembly can include a bracket or wing that extends down from the receiver member. The distal portion of the wing can define a bone anchor opening through which one or more auxiliary bone anchors can be disposed to augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to a proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a caudal direction or a cephalad direction. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to the proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a medial direction or a lateral direction. Surgical methods using the bone anchor assemblies described herein are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210100589A1 MULTIPOINT FIXATION IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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