Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque limited instrument for manipulating a spinal rod relative to a bone anchor
- Patent Title (中): 用于相对于骨锚操纵脊椎杆的扭矩限制仪器
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Application No.: US12465098Application Date: 2009-05-13
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Publication No.: US08206394B2Publication Date: 2012-06-26
- Inventor: Shawn D Stad , Raymond Murphy
- Applicant: Shawn D Stad , Raymond Murphy
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70

Abstract:
An instrument for adjusting a spinal rod relative to a bone anchor includes a handle connecting a set screw driver with a reduction collar. The handle includes an inner shaft engageable with the set screw driver, an outer shaft engageable with the reduction collar, and a clutch connecting the inner shaft to the outer shaft and permitting selective rotation of the inner shaft relative to the outer shaft, and thus, selective rotation of the set screw driver relative to the reduction collar. The handle clutch may include a spring and a plurality of disc clutch members positioned about the outer shaft. The spring biases the disc clutch members into contact with one another and at least one disc clutch member may rotate relative to an adjacent disc clutch member upon application of a torque to the reduction collar and the outer shaft greater than a preselected torque value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100292742A1 Torque Limited Instrument For Manipulating A Spinal Rod Relative to a Bone Anchor Public/Granted day:2010-11-18
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