Resilient Spinal Rod System With Controllable Angulation
    21.
    发明申请
    Resilient Spinal Rod System With Controllable Angulation 有权
    具有可控制的弹性脊柱系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090054932A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-26

    申请号:US12196438

    申请日:2008-08-22

    IPC分类号: A61B17/70

    CPC分类号: A61B17/7029 A61B17/7013

    摘要: A spinal rod/rod system for spinal stabilization is controllably bendable or flexible along its longitudinal axis to achieve a particular radius of curvature, flex, arch or angle of the spinal rod and preserve the achieved angle through a locking mechanism. The spinal rod is controllably bendable through application of a controlled axial force. Such controllable curvature allows for limited movement of the vertebrae connected by the present resilient spinal rod system. The present spinal rod is defined by a multi-component system which includes an inner spring rod and an outer rod tube. An angulation ring is threadedly attached to an end of the spring rod and provides controlled adjustment of the angle or curvature of the spinal rod through axial compression of the spring rod relative to the outer tube. Locking prevents the increase and/or decrease of angulation of the spinal rod. A titanium spacer ring may be provided that is situated between the spring rod and the outer rod tube in order to prevent and/or hinder over angulation. One or more spacer rings may be situated between the spring rod and the outer rod tube axially adjacent each side of the titanium spacer ring that act as an additional spring force in bending, and act as a shock absorber in the axial compression of the of the spinal rod. The rings may be made of various durometers.

    摘要翻译: 用于脊柱稳定的脊柱杆/杆系统沿着其纵向轴线可控地弯曲或柔性,以实现脊柱杆的特定曲率半径,弯曲,拱形或角度,并通过锁定机构保持所获得的角度。 通过施加受控的轴向力,脊柱杆可控制地弯曲。 这种可控曲率允许由本弹性脊椎杆系统连接的椎骨的有限运动。 本发明的脊柱杆由包括内弹簧杆和外杆管的多部件系统限定。 角度环螺纹连接到弹簧杆的端部,并通过弹簧杆相对于外管的轴向压缩来提供对脊柱杆的角度或曲率的受控调节。 锁定防止脊柱杆的角度的增加和/或减小。 可以提供钛间隔环,其位于弹簧杆和外杆管之间,以防止和/或阻碍过度角度。 一个或多个间隔环可以位于弹簧杆和外杆管之间,轴向邻近钛间隔环的每一侧,其作为弯曲中的附加弹簧力,并且用作在轴向压缩中的减震器 脊椎杆 戒指可以由各种硬度计制成。

    Spinal cross-connector with spinal extensor muscle curvature
    22.
    发明授权
    Spinal cross-connector with spinal extensor muscle curvature 有权
    脊柱交叉连接器与脊柱伸肌肌肉曲率

    公开(公告)号:US08080037B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-20

    申请号:US12348279

    申请日:2009-01-03

    IPC分类号: A61B17/70

    CPC分类号: A61B17/7052

    摘要: A spinal cross connector is configured for connection between spinal rods and provides allowance or space for spinal extensor muscles once the spinal process has been removed. The cross connector has curved first and second connection members that are adjustable in length and rotation relative to one another. A first clamping member is provided on the first connection member and defines first and second arcuate jaws that are adapted to clamp onto a first spinal rod. A second clamping member is provided on the second connection member and defines first and second arcuate jaws that are adapted to clamp onto a second spinal rod. Both the first and second clamping members are rotatable and thus provide the rotational adjustment. The cross-connector also provides easy in situ sizing and adjustability.

    摘要翻译: 脊柱交叉连接器被配置为用于脊椎杆之间的连接,并且一旦脊柱过程被移除就为脊柱伸肌提供允许或空间。 十字连接器具有弯曲的第一和第二连接构件,该第一和第二连接构件的长度和相对于彼此的旋转是可调节的。 第一夹紧构件设置在第一连接构件上并且限定适于夹紧到第一脊柱杆上的第一和第二弓形夹爪。 第二夹紧构件设置在第二连接构件上并且限定适于夹紧到第二脊柱杆上的第一和第二弓形夹爪。 第一和第二夹紧构件都是可旋转的,因此提供旋转调节。 交叉连接器还提供容易的原位尺寸和可调性。

    Instruments For Installing Multi-Section Intervertebral Spinal Implants
    23.
    发明申请
    Instruments For Installing Multi-Section Intervertebral Spinal Implants 有权
    用于安装多节段椎间植入物的器械

    公开(公告)号:US20100318092A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-16

    申请号:US12797360

    申请日:2010-06-09

    IPC分类号: A61B17/56

    摘要: Instruments are provided for delivering and installing a multi-section spinal implant in-situ one section at a time by sequential deployment and assembling of the multi-section spinal implant sections into an intervertebral space. An advancement mechanism provides controlled deployment of individual implant sections from the instrument. Each instrument accepts a plurality of implant sections that are stacked on a deployment rod. Activation of the advancement mechanism advances a pusher against a rearward implant section of the implant section stack. This, in turn, advances all or some of the implant sections such that the forward most implant section exits the instrument. As the advancement mechanism is further activated, additional implant sections are deployed from the instrument. In this manner, a multi-section spinal implant of any number of implant sections may be delivered and assembled in situ. In one form, the advancement mechanism comprises an indexing mechanism. In another form, the advancement mechanism comprises a ratchet device provided on and between a trigger and an advancement tube.

    摘要翻译: 提供仪器用于通过将多部分脊柱植入部分顺序部署和组装到椎间空间中,一次部分地递送和安装多部分脊柱植入物。 推进机构提供来自仪器的单个植入物部分的受控部署。 每个器械接受堆叠在展开杆上的多个植入物部分。 推进机构的激活使推进器抵靠植入部分堆叠的后部注入部分。 这进而推进所有或一些植入部分,使得最前面的植入部分离开器械。 随着推进机构的进一步活动,从仪器部署了额外的植入部分。 以这种方式,任何数量的植入部分的多部分脊柱植入物可以原位输送和组装。 在一种形式中,前进机构包括索引机构。 在另一种形式中,前进机构包括设置在扳机和推进管之间和之间的棘轮装置。

    Single-Sided Dynamic Spine Plates
    24.
    发明申请
    Single-Sided Dynamic Spine Plates 有权
    单面动态脊柱板

    公开(公告)号:US20100228291A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-09

    申请号:US12550013

    申请日:2009-08-28

    IPC分类号: A61B17/70

    CPC分类号: A61B17/7059 A61B17/8023

    摘要: A dynamic spine plate is formed with only a single row of bone screw bores that extend along a generally superior/inferior axis of the spine plate, providing a single-sided dynamic spine plate. The single-sided dynamic spine plate is formed from a plurality of spine plate components that are coupled dynamically to one another. This provides a modular, single-sided dynamic spine plate. The spine plate components are coupled dynamically to one another via socket and projection interfaces, the socket and projections interfaces incorporating resilient coupling and retention structures that allow limited movement of the spine plate components relative to one another. This provides for dynamic extension of the spine plate components relative to one another. The resilient coupling structure connects the spine plate components, providing a self-biased, snap fit coupling of spine plate components. Rotation stabilizers may be provide on the present single-sided dynamic spine plate that provide rotational stability to the spine plate in addition to the bone screws that will attach the spine plate to the vertebrae.

    摘要翻译: 动力脊板仅形成有一排骨螺钉孔,其沿着脊柱板的大致上/下轴线延伸,提供单侧动态脊柱板。 单面动态脊柱板由多个相互动态耦合的脊柱板部件形成。 这提供了一个模块化的单面动态脊椎板。 脊柱板部件通过插座和突出接口彼此动态地相互连接,插座和突起接口包括弹性联接和保持结构,其允许脊板部件相对于彼此的有限运动。 这提供了脊板部件相对于彼此的动态延伸。 弹性连接结构连接脊板部件,提供脊柱板部件的自偏压卡扣配合。 旋转稳定器可以在本单面动态脊柱板上提供,除了将脊柱板附接到椎骨的骨螺钉之外,脊柱板提供旋转稳定性。

    Spinal Facet Fastener
    25.
    发明申请
    Spinal Facet Fastener 有权
    脊柱紧固件

    公开(公告)号:US20100082065A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-01

    申请号:US12572101

    申请日:2009-10-01

    IPC分类号: A61B17/70

    CPC分类号: A61B17/7064

    摘要: A spinal implant in the form of a spinal facet fastener is configured to hold, restrict and/or limit flexion and/or extension of a spinal facet joint and/or immobilize movement thereof. The spinal facet fastener is formed with leg segments configured for reception in, on and/or about vertebral bone of a spinal facet joint and a connecting segment that holds the leg segments apart a spaced distance. The spinal facet fastener has surfaces that are configured to abut vertebral bone surfaces of a spinal facet joint to hold, restrict and/or limit flexion and/or extension of the spinal facet joint and/or immobilize movement thereof. In one form, the spinal facet fastener has members that are configured for reception in vertebral bone of the vertebral bone portions that form the spinal facet joint. In this form, the spinal facet fastener may include an anchoring element that is configured for reception between the vertebral bone portions that form the spinal facet joint. In one form, a first leg is configured to abut a surface of an inferior articular process of a first vertebra while a second leg is configured to abut a surface of a superior articular process of a second vertebra that is adjacent the first vertebra. The spinal facet fastener is formed of a biocompatible material such as PEEK (polyetheretherketone) but may be formed of other biocompatible materials such as a biocompatible metal (e.g. titanium or stainless steel).

    摘要翻译: 呈脊柱面紧固件形式的脊椎植入物构造成保持,限制和/或限制脊柱小关节的弯曲和/或延伸和/或固定其运动。 脊柱小关节紧固件形成有腿部段,其构造成用于接收脊椎小关节的椎骨内和/或周围,以及将腿段保持间隔距离的连接段。 脊柱小面紧固件具有被构造成邻接脊椎小关节的脊骨表面以保持,限制和/或限制脊柱小关节的弯曲和/或延伸和/或固定其运动的表面。 在一种形式中,脊柱小面紧固件具有构造成用于在形成脊柱小关节的椎骨部分的椎骨中接收的构件。 在这种形式中,脊柱小关节紧固件可以包括锚定元件,其构造成用于在形成脊柱小关节的椎骨部分之间接收。 在一种形式中,第一腿构造成邻接第一椎骨的下关节突的表面,而第二腿构造成邻接邻近第一椎骨的第二椎骨的上关节突的表面。 脊柱小面紧固件由诸如PEEK(聚醚醚酮)的生物相容性材料形成,但也可由其它生物相容性材料如生物相容性金属(例如钛或不锈钢)形成。

    Spinal Rod Guide For A Vertebral Screw Spinal Rod Connector Assembly
    26.
    发明申请
    Spinal Rod Guide For A Vertebral Screw Spinal Rod Connector Assembly 有权
    脊柱螺钉脊椎杆连接器组件的脊柱导杆

    公开(公告)号:US20090240292A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-24

    申请号:US12408684

    申请日:2009-03-21

    IPC分类号: A61F5/00

    摘要: A spinal rod guide and/or guide assembly is provided for mounting a spinal rod onto a spinal rod holder/connector of a vertebral bone screw. The spinal rod guide is configured to extend between an opening in a patient's body and the spinal rod holder of the vertebral bone screw assembly, to receive a spinal rod therein, and thereafter accurately guide the spinal rod into the spinal rod holder. The spinal rod guide is defined by a first elongated arc portion and a second elongated arc portion to define a guide tube for the introduction and placement of additional spinal rod components onto the spinal rod connector, particularly, but not necessarily, for securing the spinal rod into the spinal rod connector. The elongated arc portions are mountable or initially attached onto a top of a spinal rod holder of a spinal rod bone screw assembly. The elongated arc portions (tube) define first and second longitudinal slots extending from a top of the elongated arc portions to a bottom of the elongated arc portions. The two longitudinal slots are situated such as to be diametrically opposite one another. Each longitudinal slot aligns with a spinal rod slot of the spinal rod holder to thereby allow easy placement of the spinal rod into the spinal rod holder. Thereafter, the defined elongated tube provides direct communication and alignment with the top of the spinal rod holder in order to receive a spinal rod connector drive screw for securing the spinal rod into the spinal rod holder.

    摘要翻译: 提供脊柱杆引导件和/或引导组件用于将脊柱杆安装到椎骨螺钉的脊柱杆保持器/连接器上。 脊柱杆引导件构造成在患者体内的开口和椎骨螺钉组件的脊柱杆保持器之间延伸,以在其中接纳脊柱杆,然后将脊柱杆精确地引导到脊柱杆保持器中。 脊柱杆引导件由第一细长弧形部分和第二细长弧形部分限定,以限定用于将额外的脊柱杆部件引入和放置到脊椎杆连接器上的引导管,特别但不一定用于固定脊柱杆 进入脊椎杆连接器。 细长的弧形部分可安装或最初附接到脊柱杆骨螺钉组件的脊柱杆保持器的顶部。 细长的弧形部分(管)限定从细长的弧形部分的顶部延伸到细长的弧形部分的底部的第一和第二纵向槽。 两个纵向槽位于彼此沿径向相对的位置。 每个纵向槽与脊柱杆保持器的脊柱杆狭槽对准,从而容易地将脊柱杆放置到脊柱杆保持器中。 此后,限定的细长管提供与脊柱杆保持器的顶部的直接连通和对准,以便接收脊椎杆连接器驱动螺钉,用于将脊柱杆固定到脊柱杆保持器中。

    Spinal facet fastener
    27.
    发明授权
    Spinal facet fastener 有权
    脊柱小面紧固件

    公开(公告)号:US08715321B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US12572101

    申请日:2009-10-01

    IPC分类号: A61B17/70

    CPC分类号: A61B17/7064

    摘要: A spinal implant includes a first leg configured to abut a surface of an inferior articular process of a first vertebra that forms one portion of a spinal facet joint between the first vertebra and an adjacent second vertebra, a second leg configured to abut a surface of a superior articular process of the adjacent second vertebrae that forms another portion of the spinal facet joint between the first vertebra and the adjacent second vertebra, and a cross-member connected between the first and second legs and maintaining the first and second legs in a spaced-apart relationship. The spinal implant may restrict flexion and/or extension of the spinal facet joint when received about the spinal facet joint.

    摘要翻译: 脊柱植入物包括构造成邻接形成第一椎骨的下关节突的表面的第一腿,所述第一脊椎形成在第一椎骨和相邻的第二椎骨之间形成脊柱小关节的一部分,第二腿构造成邻接第 相邻的第二椎骨的上关节进程形成在第一椎骨和相邻的第二椎骨之间的脊椎小关节的另一部分,以及连接在第一和第二腿之间并且将第一和第二腿保持间隔开的横向构件, 分开的关系。 脊柱植入物可以限制在接近脊椎小关节时脊柱小关节的弯曲和/或延伸。

    Instruments for installing multi-section intervertebral spinal implants
    28.
    发明授权
    Instruments for installing multi-section intervertebral spinal implants 有权
    用于安装多节段椎间植入物的仪器

    公开(公告)号:US08475461B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-02

    申请号:US12797360

    申请日:2010-06-09

    IPC分类号: A61B17/88 A61B17/70

    摘要: Instruments are provided for delivering and installing a multi-section spinal implant in-situ one section at a time by sequential deployment and assembling of the multi-section spinal implant sections into an intervertebral space. An advancement mechanism provides controlled deployment of individual implant sections from the instrument. Each instrument accepts a plurality of implant sections that are stacked on a deployment rod. Activation of the advancement mechanism advances a pusher against a rearward implant section of the implant section stack. This, in turn, advances all or some of the implant sections such that the forward most implant section exits the instrument. As the advancement mechanism is further activated, additional implant sections are deployed from the instrument. In this manner, a multi-section spinal implant of any number of implant sections may be delivered and assembled in situ. In one form, the advancement mechanism comprises an indexing mechanism. In another form, the advancement mechanism comprises a ratchet device provided on and between a trigger and an advancement tube.

    摘要翻译: 提供仪器用于通过将多部分脊柱植入部分顺序部署和组装到椎间空间中,一次部分地递送和安装多部分脊柱植入物。 推进机构提供来自仪器的单个植入物部分的受控部署。 每个器械接受堆叠在展开杆上的多个植入部分。 推进机构的激活使推进器抵靠植入部分堆叠的后部注入部分。 这进而推进所有或一些植入部分,使得最前面的植入部分离开器械。 随着推进机构的进一步活动,从仪器部署了额外的植入部分。 以这种方式,任何数量的植入部分的多部分脊柱植入物可以原位输送和组装。 在一种形式中,前进机构包括索引机构。 在另一种形式中,前进机构包括设置在扳机和推进管之间和之间的棘轮装置。

    Single-sided dynamic spine plates
    29.
    发明授权
    Single-sided dynamic spine plates 有权
    单面动态脊椎板

    公开(公告)号:US08348949B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-08

    申请号:US12550013

    申请日:2009-08-28

    IPC分类号: A61B17/70

    CPC分类号: A61B17/7059 A61B17/8023

    摘要: A dynamic spine plate is formed with only a single row of bone screw bores that extend along a generally superior/inferior axis of the spine plate, providing a single-sided dynamic spine plate. The single-sided dynamic spine plate is formed from a plurality of spine plate components that are coupled dynamically to one another. This provides a modular, single-sided dynamic spine plate. The spine plate components are coupled dynamically to one another via socket and projection interfaces, the socket and projections interfaces incorporating resilient coupling and retention structures that allow limited movement of the spine plate components relative to one another. This provides for dynamic extension of the spine plate components relative to one another. The resilient coupling structure connects the spine plate components, providing a self-biased, snap fit coupling of spine plate components. Rotation stabilizers may be provide on the present single-sided dynamic spine plate that provide rotational stability to the spine plate in addition to the bone screws that will attach the spine plate to the vertebrae.

    摘要翻译: 动力脊板仅形成有一排骨螺钉孔,其沿着脊柱板的大致上/下轴线延伸,提供单侧动态脊柱板。 单面动态脊柱板由多个相互动态耦合的脊柱板部件形成。 这提供了一个模块化的单面动态脊椎板。 脊柱板部件通过插座和突出接口彼此动态地相互连接,插座和突起接口包括弹性联接和保持结构,其允许脊板部件相对于彼此的有限运动。 这提供了脊板部件相对于彼此的动态延伸。 弹性连接结构连接脊板部件,提供脊柱板部件的自偏压卡扣配合。 旋转稳定器可以在本单面动态脊柱板上提供,除了将脊柱板附接到椎骨的骨螺钉之外,脊柱板提供旋转稳定性。

    Spinal rod connector assembly for a vertebral bone screw
    30.
    发明授权
    Spinal rod connector assembly for a vertebral bone screw 有权
    用于椎骨螺钉的脊柱连接器组件

    公开(公告)号:US08221473B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-17

    申请号:US12403875

    申请日:2009-03-13

    IPC分类号: A61B17/70

    摘要: A spinal rod connector provides single step locking of a spinal rod relative to a bone screw. The single step lock-up is in line with the vertebral bone screw while still allowing for effectively 360° of rotation of a portion of the spinal rod connector assembly with the spinal rod (but functionally 180° or +/−90° of the 0° position depicted in the various figures). The present spinal rod connector assembly utilizes components having V-shapes of various angles to provide holding of the spinal rod. A pulling and compression force locks the spinal rod onto the spinal rod connector and thus relative to the vertebral bone screw to which the spinal rod connector assembly is attached. The present spinal rod connector allows easy sliding down on guides of the spinal rod connector assembly since spinal rod rotation locks up from the rod being pulled towards the vertebral bone screw.

    摘要翻译: 脊柱杆连接器提供相对于骨螺钉的脊柱杆的单步锁定。 单步锁定与椎骨螺钉一致,同时仍然允许脊柱杆连接器组件的一部分与脊柱杆的有效360度的旋转(但是功能上为0°的180°或+/- 90° °位置)。 本发明的脊柱杆连接器组件使用具有各种角度的V形的部件来提供脊柱杆的保持。 拉力和压缩力将脊柱杆锁定到脊椎杆连接器上并且因此将脊髓杆连接器组件附接到脊椎骨螺钉。 目前的脊柱杆连接器允许在脊柱杆连接器组件的引导件上容易地向下滑动,因为脊柱杆旋转锁定从杆被拉向椎骨螺钉。