Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1997-02-12
1998-03-10
Tucker, Guy V.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 73, A61B 1770
Patent
active
057255288
ABSTRACT:
A modular polyaxial pedicle screw and orthopaedic rod implant device including same includes a shaft portion, a cuff, a stem portion, and a rod coupling sub-assembly. The shaft portion is designed to be inserted into the pedicle, has a hemispherical upper portion, and includes a second threading formed on the exterior surface adjacent to the hemispherical protuberance. The stem portion is a threaded post having an enlarged lower socket portion which includes a spherical recess formed at the base thereof, the recess being ideally suited to polyaxially rotate on the hemispherical upper portion of the shaft. The cuff is a cylindrical element designed to seat around the interface of the hemispherical portion of the shaft and the lower socket portion of the stem, initially so that the stem and shaft may polyaxially rotate relative to one another, and subsequently to hold the stem and shaft in final securement. The rod coupling sub-assembly consists of a rod coupling element which is mountable on the post portion of the stem, and a top locking nut which secures the rod coupling element to the post between the nut and the cuff. Spacer elements may be utilized which are positioned on the post between the cuff and the rod coupling element to permit axial variability on the stem in addition to the angular variability inherent in the shaft and stem interface.
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Errico Joseph P.
Errico Thomas J.
Ralph James D.
Tatar Steven
Errico, Esq. Joseph P.
Third Millennium Engineering LLC
Tucker Guy V.
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