Spinal stabilizing and guiding fixation system
US9974571B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00862
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, a connector has a bone connecting portion that is elongate along a central axis and secures the connector to a vertebra, and has a guiding portion that is located proximal to the bone connecting portion. The guiding portion has a flexible wing that extends from a platform member of the guiding portion, and a connecting portion that attaches the platform member to the bone connecting portion. The wing is bendable with respect to the platform member between an extended configuration where the wing extends outwardly away from the platform member, and a curved configuration where the wing is bent so as to define at least a portion of a passageway between the inner surface of the wing and a protrusion of the platform. The passageway receives and slides along an elongated support member such as a spine rod.
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