Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reducer for stabilization member in spinal surgery
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Application No.: US17886851Application Date: 2022-08-12
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Publication No.: US12133666B2Publication Date: 2024-11-05
- Inventor: Douglas Brooke , Heidi Farmer , Guillaume Quetier , James Vincent Eaton , Larry T. Khoo
- Applicant: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Westminster
- Assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Westminster
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70

Abstract:
A reducer comprises a reducing shaft for engaging a stabilization member, a reducer body for engaging a pedicle screw extender and receiving the reducing shaft along an axis, and one or more of a three-pawl clutch mechanism, a three-stage locking mechanism and a closure mechanism. The clutch mechanism comprises a clutch housing comprising a central passage into which the reducing shaft extends and ports intersecting the central passage, a clutch knob surrounding the clutch housing, and clutch pawls disposed within the ports. The locking mechanism attaches the reducer body to the pedicle screw extender and comprises a first pivoting lever comprising a toothed end, a second pivoting lever comprising a socket for engaging the tooth, and a protrusion configured to engage the pedicle screw extender. The closure mechanism comprises a driver shaft extending through the reducing shaft and a biasing element to bias the driver shaft to a retracted position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230052647A1 REDUCER FOR STABILIZATION MEMBER IN SPINAL SURGERY Public/Granted day:2023-02-16
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