Systems, devices and methods for stabilization of the spinal column

US7708762B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

• Richard McCarthy · Little Rock, US
• Chris E. Johnson · Germantown, US
• Rex W. Armstrong · Cordova, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 8, 2005
• Grant date: May 4, 2010
• Expiry date: Oct 23, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/035
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for stabilization of the spinal column, including an elongate support member extending along an axis and a plurality of anchor members configured for anchoring to respective vertebrae. A first of the anchor members is engaged to the support member in a manner that substantially prevents axial movement of the support member relative to the first anchor member, and a second of the anchor members is engaged to the support member in a manner that allows substantially unconstrained axial movement of the support member relative to the second anchor member. In a further embodiment, a third of the anchor members is engaged to the support member in a manner that also allows substantially unconstrained axial movement of the support member relative to the third anchor member, with the second and third anchor members positioned on opposite sides of the first anchor member.