Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bone anchor system
- Patent Title (中): 骨锚系统
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Application No.: US11870978Application Date: 2007-10-11
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Publication No.: US07789901B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Markus Froehlich
- Applicant: Markus Froehlich
- Applicant Address: CH Winterthur
- Assignee: Zimmer GmbH
- Current Assignee: Zimmer GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: CH Winterthur
- Agency: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC.
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/86 ; A61F2/08

Abstract:
A bone anchor system anchors a support member to a bone. The bone anchor system comprises a body having a shank adapted for insertion into a hole in the bone. A head is formed on the shank. The head has a support engagement portion adapted to secure the support member to the body. A passage extends from an entry point to an exit point formed in the body. An expandable member has a flexible wall at least partially enclosing an anchoring chamber. The expandable member has an expanded state configured to conform to a cavity in the bone. The anchoring chamber is in fluid communication with the exit point. The expandable member is adapted to expand when a filler material is provided into the anchoring chamber. A portion of the expandable member conforms to the cavity and the body and the support member are substantially anchored to the bone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090099609A1 BONE ANCHOR SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2009-04-16
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