Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1989-12-21
1991-01-29
Yasko, John D.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
A61F 504
Patent
active
049878921
ABSTRACT:
A device for spinal fixation comprises first and second pedicle screw members, a stabilizing member, and an articulating clamp which has securing means for releasably attaching the screw members to the stabilizing member. The device includes locking means such as a clamp bolt to lock the screw members to the articulating clamp.
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Martin H. Krag, M.D. et al., "An Internal Fixator for Posterior Application to Short Segments of the Thoracic, Lumbar or Lumbosacral Spine, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research", No. 203, Feb., 1986, pp. 75-98.
Krag Martin H.
Pope Malcolm H.
Akers Lawrence C.
Richardson Peter C.
Slade Elizabeth O.
Yasko John D.
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