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Orthopedic clamping hook assembly

US8177823B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

125References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

DEPUY SPINE SARL · CH

Inventors

Matthew Lake · The Gap, AU
Mark Hall · Bridgewater, US
David D. Konieczynski · Needham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2005
Grant date	May 15, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7037
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An occipital clamping hook assembly includes a hook for engaging a first side of an occipital bone and a compressor movable relative to the hook for applying a compressive force to the occipital bone from a second side of the occipital bone. The occipital clamping assembly further includes a rod-receiving portion coupled to the hook for coupling a rod to the occipital bone engaged by the hook.

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