Support device for the human vertebral column

Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

606 73, A61B 1756

Patent

active

054682410

ABSTRACT:
Support device for the human vertebral column having an elongated dorsally implantable holding device, at least two pedicle screws which have a head and a threaded shank and the head of which is mounted on the holding device pivotally about an axis which extends approximately perpendicularly to the threaded shank axis whilst the threaded shank projects from the holding device, and a securing device for the fixing of the pedicle screws in the set angular position and at desired axial intervals from each other, wherein the holding device includes at least two separate preferably threaded bolts which cooperate with a preferably threaded sleeve and which at the head ends includes a clamping surface lying on the axis or axis-parallel, the head of the pedicle screws includes two approximately parallel clamping faces extending approximately parallel to the threaded shank axis and for each bolt a screw connection is provided which clampingly fixes with respect to each other in their position the clamping surfaces of bolts and pedicle screws or of two bolts.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4047523 (1977-09-01), Hall
patent: 4257409 (1981-03-01), Bacal
patent: 4361141 (1982-11-01), Tanner
patent: 4382438 (1983-05-01), Jacobs
patent: 4404967 (1983-09-01), Bacal et al.
patent: 4433677 (1984-02-01), Ulrich et al.
patent: 4448191 (1984-05-01), Rodnyansky et al.
patent: 4611580 (1986-09-01), Wu
patent: 4641636 (1987-02-01), Cotrel
patent: 4653481 (1987-03-01), Howland et al.
patent: 4658809 (1987-04-01), Ulrich et al.
patent: 4987892 (1991-01-01), Krag et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Support device for the human vertebral column does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Support device for the human vertebral column, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Support device for the human vertebral column will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1133723

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.