Spinal rods having different flexural rigidities about different axes and methods of use
    1.
    发明申请
    Spinal rods having different flexural rigidities about different axes and methods of use 审中-公开
    具有不同轴的不同弯曲刚性的脊柱和使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070191841A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-16

    申请号:US11342195

    申请日:2006-01-27

    IPC分类号: A61F2/30

    摘要: A vertebral rod has an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis. The rod also includes a cavity extending the length of the body. Either the body or the cavity may have an asymmetrical shape about a centroid in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Alternatively, both may have the symmetrical shape about the centroid. The body of the rod may be bounded by an exterior surface and the cavity. The body has a first bending axis that is perpendicular to longitudinal axis. The body also has a second bending axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and to the first bending axis. The body of the rod may be distributed asymmetrically about the first and second bending axes. Also, the rod may have a different bending stiffness about the first and second bending axes.

    摘要翻译: 椎骨杆具有沿着纵向轴线延伸的细长体。 杆还包括延伸身体长度的腔体。 身体或腔体可以在垂直于纵向轴线的平面中具有关于质心的不对称形状。 或者,两者可以具有关于质心的对称形状。 杆的主体可以由外表面和空腔界定。 主体具有垂直于纵向轴线的第一弯曲轴线。 主体还具有垂直于纵向轴线和第一弯曲轴线的第二弯曲轴线。 杆的主体可以围绕第一和第二弯曲轴线不对称地分布。 此外,杆可以具有围绕第一和第二弯曲轴线的不同的弯曲刚度。

    Pivoting joints for spinal implants including designed resistance to motion and methods of use
    2.
    发明申请
    Pivoting joints for spinal implants including designed resistance to motion and methods of use 有权
    脊柱植入物的枢转关节,包括设计的运动阻力和使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070191835A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-16

    申请号:US11341188

    申请日:2006-01-27

    申请人: Jeff Justis Fred Molz

    发明人: Jeff Justis Fred Molz

    IPC分类号: A61F2/30

    摘要: A pivoting connector couples a vertebral member to a longitudinal member. An anchor is pivotally attached to a body by positioning a head of the anchor within a cavity in the body. A longitudinal rod is inserted into a channel also positioned within the body and axially aligned with the cavity. A retainer applies a force to maintain the longitudinal rod within the channel, however the force may be isolated from the anchor. The cavity is adjustable between a plurality of sizes that apply different resistances to pivoting movement of the anchor relative to the body. The adjustment may be performed before or during a surgical procedure. The adjustment may be performed by inserting different components or by rotating a threaded element to create more or less rotational interference.

    摘要翻译: 枢转连接器将椎骨构件连接到纵向构件。 锚固件通过将锚固件的头部定位在体内的空腔内而枢转地附接到主体。 纵向杆插入也定位在体内并与空腔轴向对准的通道中。 保持器施加力以将纵向杆保持在通道内,然而力可以与锚隔离。 空腔可在多个尺寸之间调节,这些尺寸对锚固件相对于主体的枢转运动施加不同的阻力。 可以在外科手术之前或期间进行调整。 可以通过插入不同的部件或旋转螺纹元件来产生更多或更少的旋转干扰来进行调节。

    Coupling assemblies for spinal implants
    4.
    发明申请
    Coupling assemblies for spinal implants 有权
    用于脊柱植入物的联轴器组件

    公开(公告)号:US20070043358A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-22

    申请号:US11197799

    申请日:2005-08-05

    申请人: Fred Molz Jeff Justis

    发明人: Fred Molz Jeff Justis

    IPC分类号: A61F2/30

    摘要: The forces exerted on a spinal implant by one or more coupling assemblies are controlled to facilitate the use of the implant in spinal stabilization and other procedures. The coupling assemblies are structured to distribute the forces exerted on the implant while engaging the implant to the coupling assembly and providing at least one of a rigid, semi-rigid or variable engagement of the coupling assembly with one or more anatomical structures of the spinal column.

    摘要翻译: 通过一个或多个联接组件施加在脊柱植入物上的力被控制以便于在脊柱稳定和其它过程中使用植入物。 联接组件被构造成分布施加在植入物上的力,同时将植入物接合到联接组件,并且提供联接组件与脊柱的一个或多个解剖结构的刚性,半刚性或可变接合中的至少一个 。

    Non-locking multi-axial joints in a vertebral implant and methods of use
    5.
    发明申请
    Non-locking multi-axial joints in a vertebral implant and methods of use 审中-公开
    脊椎植入物中的非锁定多轴关节和使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070191839A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-16

    申请号:US11341239

    申请日:2006-01-27

    申请人: Jeff Justis Fred Molz

    发明人: Jeff Justis Fred Molz

    IPC分类号: A61F2/30

    摘要: A connector pivotally connects an anchor to a longitudinal member in a spinal implant. The connector body may include an oppositely disposed channel and cavity that are aligned on a common axis of the body, but isolated from each other. The channel receives the longitudinal member and the cavity receives the anchor. The anchor may include a shaft and an enlarged head that fits within the cavity. The cavity may include a narrow opening that is sized to retain the head within the cavity. The head may pivot within a wear member. The anchor may freely pivot within the cavity when a fastener mates with the receiver to maintain the longitudinal member within the channel.

    摘要翻译: 连接器将锚固件枢转地连接到脊柱植入物中的纵向构件。 连接器主体可以包括相对设置的通道和空腔,其在主体的公共轴线上对准,但彼此隔离。 通道接收纵向构件,空腔接收锚。 锚可以包括轴和扩大的头部,其适合于腔内。 空腔可以包括窄的开口,其尺寸适于将头部保持在空腔内。 头部可以在磨损构件内枢轴转动。 当紧固件与接收器配合以将纵向构件保持在通道内时,锚固件可以在空腔内自由地枢转。

    Orthopedic distraction implants and techniques
    6.
    发明申请
    Orthopedic distraction implants and techniques 失效
    骨科牵引植入物和技术

    公开(公告)号:US20050171539A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-04

    申请号:US10768797

    申请日:2004-01-30

    摘要: An implant for stabilizing a bony segment includes a flexible body sized and shaped to extend intravertebrally between at least first and second bony portions. In use the body is attachable intravertebrally to each of the first and second bony portions to distract each of the first and second bony portions while allowing motion between each of the first and second bony portions.

    摘要翻译: 用于稳定骨段的植入物包括柔性体,其尺寸和形状可以在至少第一和第二骨部之间的椎间盘内延伸。 在使用中,身体可以在脊椎内附着到第一和第二骨部分中的每一个上,以分散第一和第二骨部分中的每一个,同时允许第一和第二骨部分中的每一个之间的运动。

    Orthopedic distraction implants and techniques
    7.
    发明申请
    Orthopedic distraction implants and techniques 有权
    骨科牵引植入物和技术

    公开(公告)号:US20080071373A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-20

    申请号:US11983911

    申请日:2007-11-13

    申请人: Fred Molz Jeff Justis

    发明人: Fred Molz Jeff Justis

    IPC分类号: A61F2/44 A61B17/56 A61B17/58

    摘要: An implant for stabilizing a bony segment includes a flexible body sized and shaped to extend intravertebrally between at least first and second bony portions. In use the body is attachable intravertebrally to each of the first and second bony portions to distract each of the first and second bony portions while allowing motion between each of the first and second bony portions.

    摘要翻译: 用于稳定骨段的植入物包括柔性体,其尺寸和形状可以在至少第一和第二骨部之间的椎间盘内延伸。 在使用中,身体可以在脊椎内附着到第一和第二骨部分中的每一个上,以分散第一和第二骨部分中的每一个,同时允许第一和第二骨部分中的每一个之间的运动。

    Force limiting coupling assemblies for spinal implants
    8.
    发明申请
    Force limiting coupling assemblies for spinal implants 有权
    用于脊柱植入物的力限制联接组件

    公开(公告)号:US20060241595A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-26

    申请号:US11112221

    申请日:2005-04-22

    申请人: Fred Molz Jeff Justis

    发明人: Fred Molz Jeff Justis

    IPC分类号: A61F2/30

    摘要: The forces exerted on a spinal implant by one or more coupling assemblies are controlled to facilitate the use of the implant in spinal stabilization and other procedures. The coupling assemblies are structured to limit the forces exerted on the implant to avoid undesirable alteration of a characteristic of the implant while engaging the implant to the coupling assembly and providing at least one of a rigid, semi-rigid or variable engagement of the coupling assembly with one or more anatomical structures of the spinal column.

    摘要翻译: 通过一个或多个联接组件施加在脊柱植入物上的力被控制以便于在脊柱稳定和其它过程中使用植入物。 联接组件构造成限制施加在植入物上的力,以避免植入物的特性的不期望的改变,同时将植入物接合到联接组件并且提供联接组件的刚性,半刚性或可变接合中的至少一个 具有脊柱的一个或多个解剖结构。

    Surgical instruments and techniques for controlling spinal motion segments with positioning of spinal stabilization elements
    9.
    发明申请
    Surgical instruments and techniques for controlling spinal motion segments with positioning of spinal stabilization elements 有权
    用于通过脊柱稳定元件定位来控制脊柱运动节段的手术器械和技术

    公开(公告)号:US20070270819A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-22

    申请号:US11410727

    申请日:2006-04-25

    IPC分类号: A61F2/30

    摘要: Elongated connecting elements include bodies having anisotropic cross-sectional shapes defining a first moment of inertia about a first bending axis and a second moment of inertia about a second bending axis that is transverse to the first bending axis. The connecting elements are positioned along one or more spinal motion segments and engaged to vertebrae with anchors with the first and second bending axes in the desired orientation relative to the spinal motion segments.

    摘要翻译: 细长的连接元件包括具有围绕第一弯曲轴限定第一转动惯量的各向异性横截面形状的主体和围绕横向于第一弯曲轴线的第二弯曲轴线的第二转动惯量。 连接元件沿着一个或多个脊柱运动节段定位并且与锚固件接合到具有相对于脊柱运动段的期望取向的第一和第二弯曲轴的锚固件。