Transpedicular screw and rod system
An apparatus is provided for the internal fixation of the spine. The apparatus comprises two sets of implants each consisting of a rod and a plurality of vertebral anchors. A set of implants is positioned on the spine on either side of t...
RM Puno,KA Kelly - US
Polyaxial bone screw with spline capture connection
An apparatus is provided for the internal fixation of the spine. The apparatus comprises two sets of implants each consisting of a rod and a plurality of vertebral anchors. A set of implants is positioned on the spine on either side of t...
Jackson,P Roger
Devices and methods for posterior spinal fixation
Disclosed are novel devices and methods for modular occipital/spinal fixation, general bone fixation, as well as skull fracture repair, wherein a novel orthopedic plate designed for unicortical engagement of the bone, particularly the oc...
MH Heggeness,BJ Doherty - US
Arterial compression device and method
The present invention includes a device for inducing hemostasis in an artery, such as the femoral artery, and a method of doing the same. The device includes a base, vertical and horizontal members, an angular selector, and a compression...
R Beto,Chi Lam Yau,Mark MacMahon
Polyaxial bone screw locking mechanism
A bone screw having a head and a shank. The shank having a ball thereon and the head having a socket for receiving the ball. The ball being externally threaded and the chamber communicating with the exterior of the head through a threade...
RP Jackson
Multi-axial bone screw assembly
A bottom-loading multi-axial bone anchor apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a receiver member, a crown member, a bone anchor and a retaining member. The receiver member defines an upper opening and a lower opening, which may ...
B Thomas Barker Jr.,JS Young,CM Squires,... - US
Polyaxial bone screw locking mechanism
A bone screw having a head and a shank. The shank having a ball thereon and the head having a socket for receiving the ball. The ball being externally thre...
TPC Us20040204711,IRP Jackson,oJRP Cessionário
Occipitocervical plate
Methods and systems for occipital-cervical spinal fixation. A plate configured for attachment to the occipital bone has two arms extending out from either side, which turn downwards parallel to one another. A first bend is disposed in th...
DL Brockmeyer,N Avery
System for stabilizing the cervical and the lumbar region of the spine
A system for achieving reduction of curvature of the lumbar region of the spine associated with spondylolisthesis includes a hook assembly attached to vertebra L4, transverse plates affixed to vertebrae L4 and L5, and sacral plates affix...
RC Ray - US
Device for supporting the spinal column
A device for supporting a spinal column includes a screw having a U- shaped head, a joining element received within the head, a threaded bolt received within and threadedly engaging the head, and a cap covering an upper portion of the he...
JL Vignaud,JF Sacriste,G Missenard,... - US