Spinal implant kit
US7438715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/8047
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bone plate kit for stabilizing adjacent vertebrae or ends of a bone includes several bone plates of different sizes and several bone fasteners of the same or different sizes. The fasteners may have the same configuration or several different configurations. The fasteners may be coated with bone growth material. The plates have a span for extending across a discontinuity. The span has brackets for attaching to the bone. The brackets have countersunk apertures terminating through which bone screws are placed in the bone. An eccentric cam bore is located between the countersunk apertures and, upon rotation of an eccentric cam, wedge grip shoes are slid into the countersunk apertures and frictionally engage the spherical heads of the bone screws. To prevent back-out of the bone screws, the eccentric cam is locked into the wedge grip shoes.
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