Spinal/skull fixation device

Details Spinal/skull fixation device Spinal/skull fixation device

1988-09-13

1989-06-27

Burr, Edgar S.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128 92YD, A61F 504

Patent

active

048419591

ABSTRACT:
A device for fixation of the skull (15) to adjacent bones (18A . . . 18E) of the spine (19) comprises a loop (11) of substantially circular form connecting a pair of legs (12) generally perpendicular to the loop, outward kinks (14) being provided adjacent the junction of the loop and legs, whereby, with the loop secured to the skull by wires (16) and the legs secured to the spine by sublaminae wires (20), wires (20', 20") at both sides of the kinks (14) effect fixation of the skull in relation to the adjacent bones of the spine.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4573454 (1986-03-01), Hoffman
patent: 4604995 (1986-08-01), Stephens et al.
patent: 4686970 (1987-08-01), Dove et al.
patent: 4773402 (1988-09-01), Asher et al.

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