Medical device, apparatus, and surgical method
US9155563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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7Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/285
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pedicle anchor device is provided and is equipped for being used like a pedicle screw, i.e. for being implanted in the vertebra from dorsal direction (but generally at an angle to the sagittal plane, slightly inward towards the sagittal plane) through the pedicle so that a distal portion of the device protrudes into the vertebral body. The pedicle anchor device includes a pedicle anchor device body with a head portion, a shaft portion and a longitudinal bore that extends from a proximal end of the pedicle anchor device body and has a hole or a plurality of holes from the longitudinal bore outward, for example radially outward.
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