Method and apparatus for retaining screws in a plate
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for retaining screws in a plate 有权
    用于将螺钉固定在板中的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07727266B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-01

    申请号:US10870026

    申请日:2004-06-17

    IPC分类号: A61B17/80

    摘要: A retention system for maintaining a screw to a vertebral plate. One or more screws extend through apertures within the vertebral plate. A cavity is positioned adjacent to and overlaps into the aperture. A ring is positioned within the cavity and held in position by a cap. The cap attaches to the plate to prevent removal of the ring. The ring is deflectable between a first shape to allow the screw to be inserted and removed from the aperture, and a second shape to prevent screw back-out from the aperture. A method of using the system is also included and comprises positioning the ring within a cavity in the plate, maintaining the position of the ring to the plate by attaching a cap, inserting a screw through the aperture and attaching the plate to a vertebral member, and positioning the ring over the screw head and preventing the screw from backing-out.

    摘要翻译: 用于将螺钉保持在椎板的保持系统。 一个或多个螺钉延伸穿过椎板内的孔。 空腔被定位成邻近并与孔重叠。 环位于空腔内并通过盖保持就位。 盖子连接到板上以防止环的移除。 环可在第一形状之间偏转以允许螺钉从孔插入和移除,以及第二形状以防止螺丝从孔中退出。 还包括使用该系统的方法,并且包括将环定位在板中的空腔内,通过安装帽,将螺钉穿过孔并将板附接到椎体构件来将环的位置保持在板上, 并将环定位在螺钉头上,并防止螺丝退出。

    Anterior cervical plating system
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20060189990A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-24

    申请号:US11329850

    申请日:2006-01-11

    IPC分类号: A61F2/30

    摘要: In one embodiment of the invention, an anterior fixation system includes a plate defining a plurality of screw holes, a number of screws and a number of locking assemblies for fixing the screws to the plate. The system includes two bone screws, a fixed angle screw and a variable angle screw, that are configured to extend through the same screw openings in the fixation plate. The surgeon can select either the fixed or variable angled screws to be implanted with a single plate and can place either type of screw into any of the screw holes along the plate. The fixation plate according to the invention can include several screw holes in various patterns that provide the surgeon with great flexibility in the placement of bone screws depending upon the spinal anatomy and pathology. The invention further contemplates a locking assembly to lock one or more bone screws within a respective screw hole. In one embodiment, the locking assembly includes a washer that is held to the plate by a staked locking screw. The washer includes an outer surface that overlaps one or more screw holes. The washer is initially loosely held to the plate by the locking screw so that various tools and bone screws can be passed through the screw holes. In one embodiment of the washer, the washer includes cut-outs corresponding to the screw holes, along with a notch and key configuration for setting the locking washer in its locked configuration.

    Adjustable surgical guide and method of treating vertebral members
    5.
    发明授权
    Adjustable surgical guide and method of treating vertebral members 失效
    可调外科指南及治疗脊椎成员的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06755839B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-29

    申请号:US10175221

    申请日:2002-06-19

    IPC分类号: A61B1756

    摘要: A guide and method of using the guide for positioning within a patient between vertebral members for contouring each of the members. The guide comprises a first section and a second section. A first edge is positioned along an edge of the first section, and a second edge is positioned along an edge of the second section. One or more elongated rods extend through the sections. One or both of the sections are movable along the rods to adjust a spacing between the first edge and the second edge. When positioned within the patient, the first edge is aligned along a first vertebral member and the second edge is aligned along a second vertebral manner. A manner of locking the sections is included for preventing the sections from moving relative to each other once the first and second edges are aligned within the patient.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用该引导件在椎体构件之间定位患者之间以用于轮廓化每个构件的引导和方法。 引导件包括第一部分和第二部分。 第一边缘沿着第一部分的边缘定位,并且第二边缘沿着第二部分的边缘定位。 一个或多个细长的杆延伸穿过这些部分。 这些部分中的一个或两个可沿杆移动以调节第一边缘和第二边缘之间的间隔。 当定位在患者体内时,第一边缘沿着第一椎骨构件对准,并且第二边缘沿着第二椎体方式对齐。 包括锁定部分的方式,一旦第一和第二边缘在患者体内对准,就防止这些部分相对于彼此移动。

    Endplate preparation instruments and methods of use
    6.
    发明授权
    Endplate preparation instruments and methods of use 有权
    终板制剂仪器及使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US08911441B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-16

    申请号:US12244825

    申请日:2008-10-03

    摘要: The present application is directed to instruments and methods for preparing a space between vertebral members. One embodiment of the instrument may include an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. A blade may be positioned at an end of the shaft and may rotate about an axis. The blade may include one or more teeth that include a height and/or contour. During rotation of the blade, the teeth contact and cut into one of the vertebral members. The instrument may also include a depth stop that limits a depth that the teeth can cut into the vertebral member. In some embodiments, the instrument includes a second blade that is configured to cut into the second vertebral member.

    摘要翻译: 本申请涉及用于准备脊椎成员之间的空间的仪器和方法。 仪器的一个实施例可以包括具有近端和远端的细长轴。 叶片可以定位在轴的端部并且可以围绕轴线旋转。 刀片可以包括一个或多个包括高度和/或轮廓的齿。 在叶片旋转期间,牙齿接触并切割成椎骨构件中的一个。 仪器还可以包括限制牙齿可以切入椎骨构件的深度的深度限制。 在一些实施例中,所述器械包括构造成切入所述第二椎骨构件的第二刀片。

    Endplate Preparation Instruments and Methods of Use
    7.
    发明申请
    Endplate Preparation Instruments and Methods of Use 有权
    终板制剂仪器及使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100087830A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-08

    申请号:US12244825

    申请日:2008-10-03

    IPC分类号: A61B17/58 A61B17/00

    摘要: The present application is directed to instruments and methods for preparing a space between vertebral members. One embodiment of the instrument may include an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. A blade may be positioned at an end of the shaft and may rotate about an axis. The blade may include one or more teeth that include a height and/or contour. During rotation of the blade, the teeth contact and cut into one of the vertebral members. The instrument may also include a depth stop that limits a depth that the teeth can cut into the vertebral member. In some embodiments, the instrument includes a second blade that is configured to cut into the second vertebral member.

    摘要翻译: 本申请涉及用于准备脊椎成员之间的空间的仪器和方法。 仪器的一个实施例可以包括具有近端和远端的细长轴。 叶片可以定位在轴的端部并且可以围绕轴线旋转。 刀片可以包括一个或多个包括高度和/或轮廓的齿。 在叶片旋转期间,牙齿接触并切割成椎骨构件中的一个。 仪器还可以包括限制牙齿可以切入椎骨构件的深度的深度限制。 在一些实施例中,所述器械包括构造成切入所述第二椎骨构件的第二刀片。