Spinal stabilization systems with quick-connect sleeve assemblies for use in surgical procedures

US10945772B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Zimmer Spine, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael E. Landry · Austin, US
• Larry T. Khoo · West Hollywood, US
• Charles R. Forton · Austin, US
• Brian Bergeron · Austin, US
• Bruce A. Riceman · Leander, US
• Peter Thomas Miller · Austin, US
• Kameron Scott Ely · Cedar Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 21, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 16, 2021
• Expiry date: Oct 12, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/4638
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In some embodiments, a spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient using quick-connect sleeve assemblies. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly can be coupled to a bone fastener assembly in a fast and intuitive way. In one embodiment, a quick-connect sleeve assembly has a detachable member and a movable member. Both members engage a collar of the bone fastener assembly. In one embodiment, the engagement can be locked via one or more locking features to facilitate screwing a bone fastener of the bone fastener assembly onto a vertebral body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly has a low profile and is particularly shaped for minimally invasive entry.