Off-axis anchor guidance system

Details Off-axis anchor guidance system Off-axis anchor guidance system

2004-11-18

2009-08-04

Robert, Eduardo C (Department: 3733)

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

C606S279000, C606S08600R, C606S08600R

Reexamination Certificate

active

07569061

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a guided bone anchoring device comprising a head, a shank and a passage for receiving a guide wire, the passage having a longitudinal center axis which is not concentric to the longitudinal center axis of the shank. Also disclosed is a system for guiding bone anchors, the system comprising: a guide wire, an anchor comprised of a shank wherein the shank has an offset bore at the distal end which is adapted to allow the guide wire to slide through the bore, a dilator having a longitudinal slot wherein the longitudinal slot allows the guide wire to extend through the longitudinal slot when the anchor is positioned within the dilator, and a driving device which is adapted to engage the proximal end of the anchor.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1522927 (1925-01-01), Wickstrom et al.
patent: 1712196 (1929-05-01), Burger et al.
patent: 1737488 (1929-11-01), Zohlen
patent: 2248054 (1941-07-01), Becker
patent: 2302691 (1942-11-01), Green
patent: 2329398 (1943-09-01), Duffy
patent: 2952285 (1960-09-01), Roosli
patent: 3989284 (1976-11-01), Blose
patent: 4140111 (1979-02-01), Morrill
patent: 4233974 (1980-11-01), Desecki et al.
patent: 4511356 (1985-04-01), Froning et al.
patent: 4792339 (1988-12-01), Tepi
patent: 4827918 (1989-05-01), Olerud
patent: 4917409 (1990-04-01), ReeveS
patent: 5047029 (1991-09-01), Aebi et al.
patent: 5098435 (1992-03-01), Stednitz et al.
patent: 5116337 (1992-05-01), Johnson
patent: 5120171 (1992-06-01), Lasner
patent: 5171279 (1992-12-01), Mathews
patent: 5176680 (1993-01-01), Vignaud et al.
patent: 5196014 (1993-03-01), Lin
patent: 5196015 (1993-03-01), Neubardt
patent: 5242443 (1993-09-01), Kambin
patent: 5258016 (1993-11-01), DiPoto et al.
patent: 5261913 (1993-11-01), Marnay
patent: 5282863 (1994-02-01), Burton
patent: 5312438 (1994-05-01), Johnson
patent: 5334204 (1994-08-01), Clewett et al.
patent: 5357983 (1994-10-01), Mathews
patent: 5458608 (1995-10-01), Wortrich
patent: 5472426 (1995-12-01), Bonati
patent: 5480440 (1996-01-01), Kambin
patent: 5496322 (1996-03-01), Mathews
patent: 5520689 (1996-05-01), Schlapfer et al.
patent: 5526812 (1996-06-01), Dumoulin et al.
patent: 5536268 (1996-07-01), Griss
patent: 5569248 (1996-10-01), Mathews
patent: 5605457 (1997-02-01), Bailey et al.
patent: 5605458 (1997-02-01), Bailey et al.
patent: 5607304 (1997-03-01), Bailey et al.
patent: 5628740 (1997-05-01), Mullane
patent: 5643260 (1997-07-01), Doherty
patent: 5645549 (1997-07-01), Boyd et al.
patent: 5667513 (1997-09-01), Torrie et al.
patent: 5716355 (1998-02-01), Jackson et al.
patent: 5725581 (1998-03-01), Branemark
patent: 5728097 (1998-03-01), Mathews
patent: 5733286 (1998-03-01), Errico et al.
patent: 5733307 (1998-03-01), Dinsdale
patent: 5741261 (1998-04-01), Moskovitz et al.
patent: 5741268 (1998-04-01), Schutz
patent: 5769852 (1998-06-01), Brånemark
patent: 5785707 (1998-07-01), Boyd et al.
patent: 5792044 (1998-08-01), Foley et al.
patent: 5885292 (1999-03-01), Moskovitz et al.
patent: 5891147 (1999-04-01), Moskovitz et al.
patent: 5902231 (1999-05-01), Foley et al.
patent: 5910142 (1999-06-01), Tatar
patent: 5954635 (1999-09-01), Foley et al.
patent: 5954671 (1999-09-01), O'Neill
patent: 5984923 (1999-11-01), Breard
patent: 6007487 (1999-12-01), Foley et al.
patent: 6074391 (2000-06-01), Metz-Stavenhagen et al.
patent: 6077262 (2000-06-01), Schlapfer et al.
patent: 6090113 (2000-07-01), Le couedic
patent: 6096044 (2000-08-01), Boyd et al.
patent: 6113604 (2000-09-01), Whittaker et al.
patent: 6132433 (2000-10-01), Whelan
patent: 6132443 (2000-10-01), Whelan et al.
patent: 6152871 (2000-11-01), Foley et al.
patent: 6162170 (2000-12-01), Foley et al.
patent: 6176823 (2001-01-01), Foley et al.
patent: 6206822 (2001-03-01), Foley et al.
patent: 6210376 (2001-04-01), Grayson
patent: 6217509 (2001-04-01), Foley et al.
patent: 6235028 (2001-05-01), Brumfield et al.
patent: 6254146 (2001-07-01), Church
patent: 6264658 (2001-07-01), Lee et al.
patent: 6287313 (2001-09-01), Sasso
patent: 6296642 (2001-10-01), Morrison et al.
patent: 6302888 (2001-10-01), Mellinger et al.
patent: 6340363 (2002-01-01), Bolger et al.
patent: 6395007 (2002-05-01), Bhatnagar et al.
patent: 6402757 (2002-06-01), Moore et al.
patent: 6425859 (2002-07-01), Foley et al.
patent: 6485491 (2002-11-01), Farris et al.
patent: 6520907 (2003-02-01), Foley et al.
patent: 6530929 (2003-03-01), Justis et al.
patent: 6546277 (2003-04-01), Franck et al.
patent: 6551316 (2003-04-01), Rinner et al.
patent: 6551318 (2003-04-01), Stahurski
patent: 6562046 (2003-05-01), Sasso
patent: 6575899 (2003-06-01), Foley et al.
patent: 6626904 (2003-09-01), Jammet et al.
patent: 6648893 (2003-11-01), Dudasik
patent: 6679833 (2004-01-01), Smith
patent: 6706044 (2004-03-01), Kuslich et al.
patent: 6726689 (2004-04-01), Jackson
patent: 6726692 (2004-04-01), Bette
patent: 6755829 (2004-06-01), Bono et al.
patent: 6770075 (2004-08-01), Howland
patent: 6786907 (2004-09-01), Lange
patent: 6793656 (2004-09-01), Mathews
patent: 6802844 (2004-10-01), Ferree
patent: 6814734 (2004-11-01), Chappuis et al.
patent: 6818010 (2004-11-01), Eichhorn et al.
patent: 6827722 (2004-12-01), Schoenefeld
patent: 6837889 (2005-01-01), Shluzas
patent: 6837891 (2005-01-01), Davison et al.
patent: 6843790 (2005-01-01), Ferree
patent: 6849064 (2005-02-01), Hamada
patent: 6890333 (2005-05-01), von Hoffmann et al.
patent: 6899714 (2005-05-01), Vaughan
patent: 6905501 (2005-06-01), Nakamura et al.
patent: 6916330 (2005-07-01), Simonson et al.
patent: 6926728 (2005-08-01), Zucherman et al.
patent: 6949100 (2005-09-01), Venturini
patent: 6953462 (2005-10-01), Lieberman
patent: 6979334 (2005-12-01), Dalton
patent: 7066937 (2006-06-01), Shluzas
patent: 7083621 (2006-08-01), Shaolian et al.
patent: 7144396 (2006-12-01), Shluzas
patent: 7179261 (2007-02-01), Sicvol et al.
patent: 2001/0034526 (2001-10-01), Kuslich et al.
patent: 2002/0058942 (2002-05-01), Biedermann et al.
patent: 2002/0095153 (2002-07-01), Jones et al.
patent: 2002/0123754 (2002-09-01), Holmes et al.
patent: 2002/0138077 (2002-09-01), Ferree
patent: 2003/0208203 (2003-11-01), Lim et al.
patent: 2004/0039384 (2004-02-01), Boehm et al.
patent: 2004/0049196 (2004-03-01), Jackson
patent: 2004/0106997 (2004-06-01), Lieberson
patent: 2004/0133203 (2004-07-01), Young et al.
patent: 2004/0138662 (2004-07-01), Landry et al.
patent: 2004/0143265 (2004-07-01), Landry et al.
patent: 2004/0147936 (2004-07-01), Rosenberg et al.
patent: 2004/0172022 (2004-09-01), Landry et al.
patent: 2004/0176766 (2004-09-01), Shluzas
patent: 2004/0215190 (2004-10-01), Nguyen et al.
patent: 2004/0267279 (2004-12-01), Casutt et al.
patent: 2005/0033299 (2005-02-01), Shluzas
patent: 2005/0033433 (2005-02-01), Michelson
patent: 2005/0065517 (2005-03-01), Chin
patent: 2005/0070917 (2005-03-01), Justis
patent: 2005/0070918 (2005-03-01), Zwirnmann et al.
patent: 2005/0075540 (2005-04-01), Shluzas et al.
patent: 2005/0075644 (2005-04-01), DiPoto et al.
patent: 2005/0075647 (2005-04-01), Walters et al.
patent: 2005/0080418 (2005-04-01), Simonson et al.
patent: 2005/0080443 (2005-04-01), Fallin et al.
patent: 2005/0085813 (2005-04-01), Spitler et al.
patent: 2005/0090822 (2005-04-01), DiPoto
patent: 2005/0090826 (2005-04-01), Keller
patent: 2005/0090852 (2005-04-01), Layne et al.
patent: 2005/0090899 (2005-04-01), DiPoto
patent: 2005/0096652 (2005-05-01), Burton
patent: 2005/0101961 (2005-05-01), Huebner et al.
patent: 2005/0107801 (2005-05-01), Davies et al.
patent: 2005/0119685 (2005-06-01), Smith
patent: 2005/0131408 (2005-06-01), Sicvol et al.
patent: 2005/0131421 (2005-06-01), Anderson et al.
patent: 2005/0131422 (2005-06-01), Anderson et al.
patent: 2005/0137595 (2005-06-01), Hoffmann et al.
patent: 2005/0149030 (2005-07-01), Serhan et al.
patent: 2005/0149031 (2005-07-01), Ciccone et al.
patent: 2005/0149035 (2005-07-01), Pimenta et al.
patent: 2005/0171551 (2005-08-01), Sukovich et al.
patent: 2005/0177165 (2005-08-01), Zang et al.
patent: 2005/0177166 (2005-08-01), Timm et al.
patent: 2005/0177167 (2005-08-01), Muckter
patent: 2005/0273101 (2005-12-01), Schumacher
patent: 2005/0277919 (2005-12-01), Slivka

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Off-axis anchor guidance system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Off-axis anchor guidance system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Off-axis anchor guidance system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4137389