Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for securing vertebrae

US7799036B2 · kind B2 · utility

191Cited by

114References

43Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Zimmer Spine, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas W. Davison · Naples, US
Timothy E. Taylor · Hoover, US
Adam Sher · Attleboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2001
Grant date	Sep 21, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/0046
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of fixing vertebrae of a patient together at a surgical site includes the following steps: inserting a first cannula (10) into the body (130) of the patient; moving a first fastener (624) through the cannula (10) and securing the first fastener (624) through the cannula (10) and securing the first fastener (624) to a first vertebrae (601 or 1601); moving a second fastener (624) through the cannula (10) and securing the second fastener (624) to a second vertebrae (602 or 1602); moving a first fixation element (650) through the cannula (10); and fixing the first fixation element (650) to the first and second fasteners (624).

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