Minimally invasive surgery add on screw system
US11998244B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
3References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00477
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system, medical devices, and methods for use in surgical procedures, such as spinal surgeries. The system, medical devices, and methods are designed to provide a surgeon the ability to add a screw connector, or screw head such as a tulip, to pre-existing implanted bone, such as pedicle, facet, lateral mass, etc., screw system without having to remove the previously implanted screws and/or rods already existing in a patient.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.