Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Polyaxial orthopedic fastening apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 多轴矫形紧固装置
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Application No.: US13173776Application Date: 2011-06-30
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Publication No.: US08801756B2Publication Date: 2014-08-12
- Inventor: Robert W. Hoy , T. Wade Fallin , Daniel F. Justin , David W. Meibos
- Applicant: Robert W. Hoy , T. Wade Fallin , Daniel F. Justin , David W. Meibos
- Applicant Address: US PA Audubon
- Assignee: GMEDelaware 2, LLC
- Current Assignee: GMEDelaware 2, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Audubon
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70

Abstract:
An orthopedic fastener is designed to attach an implant to bone in such a manner that, until the fastener is tightened, the implant may be rotationally adjusted against the bone. The implant may have a semispherical bone apposition surface that permits polyaxial rotation of the implant against the bone. The orthopedic fastener has an interpositional member and a compression member. The interpositional member may be a split ring with a conical exterior surface that mates with a conical surface of the implant. The compressing member has a threaded bore that engages a proximal end of a fixation member implanted in the bone such that, in response to rotation of the compression member, the interpositional member is sandwiched securely between the implant and the compression member. The conical surface of the implant compresses the interpositional member about a semispherical surface of the compression member, thereby restricting rotation of the implant.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110264143A1 Polyaxial Orthopedic Fastening Apparatus Public/Granted day:2011-10-27
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