Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rod and anchor system and method for using
- Patent Title (中): 杆和锚系统及其使用方法
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Application No.: US12326927Application Date: 2008-12-03
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Publication No.: US09247967B2Publication Date: 2016-02-02
- Inventor: Bryan S. Wilcox , Christopher M. Patterson , Rodney R. Ballard , Lawrence G. Lenke , Timothy R. Kuklo , Stephen Ondra
- Applicant: Bryan S. Wilcox , Christopher M. Patterson , Rodney R. Ballard , Lawrence G. Lenke , Timothy R. Kuklo , Stephen Ondra
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70 ; A61F2/44 ; A61F2/28 ; A61F2/30 ; A61B17/86

Abstract:
A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprising a different material. The method further includes selecting a rod from a group of rod types and coupling the rod with the receiving portion to stabilize a position of a portion of the spine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100137918A1 ROD AND ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING Public/Granted day:2010-06-03
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