Clamps used for interconnecting a bone anchor to a rod

US8585741B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Josef Gabelberger · West Chester, US
• Edward J. McShane, III · Collegeville, US
• Daniel Vennard · Clayton, US
• Nicholas Angert · Paoli, US
• Barclay Davis · Glenmoore, US
• Stefan Schwer · Soest, DE
• Manuel Schaer · Muttenz, CH
• Lee-Ann Norman · Havertown, US
• Reto Halbeisen · Laufen, CH
• Benno Niedermann · Sankt Gallen, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 25, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 1, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B17/8897
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clamp, and, more particularly, to a clamp for securing the position of a bone anchor with respect to a longitudinal rod, preferably for use in the spine. The clamp may include a housing, a rod clamping assembly, and a bone anchor clamping assembly. The clamp preferably enables the longitudinal axis of the rod to be offset or laterally displaced from the longitudinal axis of the bone anchor. The rod clamping assembly and the bone anchor clamping assembly are preferably moveably coupled to the housing in order to provide increased flexibility to better accommodate the location and geometry of the longitudinal rod and to better accommodate bone positioning.