Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for securing vertebrae
- Patent Title (中): 固定椎骨的方法
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Application No.: US13607159Application Date: 2012-09-07
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Publication No.: US08777997B2Publication Date: 2014-07-15
- Inventor: Thomas W. Davison
- Applicant: Thomas W. Davison
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem, LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/88
- IPC: A61B17/88
Abstract:
A method of fixing vertebrae of a patient together at a surgical site includes the following steps: inserting a first cannula (10) into the body (130) of the patient; moving a first fastener (624) through the cannula (10) and securing the first fastener (624) to a first vertebrae (601); moving a second fastener (624) through the cannula (10) and securing the second fastener (624) to a second vertebrae (602); moving a first fixation element (650) through the cannula (10); and fixing the first fixation element (650) to the first and second fasteners (624).
Public/Granted literature
- US20130310876A1 METHOD FOR SECURING VERTEBRAE Public/Granted day:2013-11-21
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