Multi-planar locking mechanism for bone fixation

Details Multi-planar locking mechanism for bone fixation Multi-planar locking mechanism for bone fixation

1995-10-17

1997-11-04

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 60, 606 72, A61B 1770

Patent

active

056833920

ABSTRACT:
A locking mechanism for locking a rod to a bone member. The locking mechanism includes a bone fixation member for attachment to the bone member, the bone fixation member having a spherical portion; an inner housing member having a channel for receiving the rod and having a spherical portion for engaging the spherical portion of the bone fixation member; and an outer housing member for locking the inner housing member to the rod and the spherical portion of the bone fixation member.

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