K2m, Inc.

Ohio State Innovation Foundation

Other

Chester Evan Sutterlin, Iii

Scott A Jones

Clint Boyd

Ehud Mendel

Todd M Wallenstein

Michael Finn

Jacob M Buchowski

Brandon Moore

A spinal fixation device includes an outer housing and an end plate assembly coupled with the outer housing. The outer housing defines an aperture and a longitudinal axis. At least a portion of the end plate assembly is slidably received within the outer housing. The end plate assembly includes a first end plate configured to engage a vertebral body, wherein the end plate assembly is selectively movable between a first position in which the first end plate is spaced apart from the outer housing and a second position in which the first end plate is adjacent the outer housing. Further, the first end plate is selectively adjustable to an angular orientation of a plurality of angular orientations with respect to the longitudinal axis of the outer housing.

Spinal fixation device

A spinal fixation device includes a body having a first end defining an aperture, an engaging portion configured to engage a vertebral body, and an adjustment member configured to be received in the body through the aperture. The adjustment member is operatively coupled with the engaging portion to selectively position the engaging portion at one of a plurality of orientations relative to the body.

Occipital plates and assemblies combining occipital plates with one of several types of spinal rods or cervical plates in a procedure to fuse a portion of a skull to a portion of a spine. An array of different occipital plates are disclosed, including options for making adjustments to the occipital plates by bending thinned portions of the occipital plates. The spinal rods engage polyaxial connector assemblies that are rotated posterior of the bony attachment section that provides an array of screw holes for affixing the occipital plate to the skull using at least one non-angled and non-articulated instrument. One or more holes for securing tensioning cables are provided in the occipital plates. Additional variations of these concepts are disclosed. Methods of using the disclosed components in surgical procedures are disclosed.

Occipital plate assemblies with polyaxial head connectors

Occipital plates and assemblies combining occipital plates with one of several types of spinal rods or cervical plates in a procedure to fuse a portion of a skull to a portion of a spine including an occipital plate with mesh portions. The mesh portions may be used to augment the bone screws delivered via through holes in the occipital plate. The mesh portions may be sized so that the gaps in the mesh were bigger than the outer diameter of the bone screw but smaller than the head of the screw so that bone screws could be delivered through the mesh to bind the mesh to the skull.

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Longboat Key, FL, United States of America

Chester Evan Sutterlin, Iii