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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Hackathorn, II, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7065 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7056 (2013.01); A61B 17/707 (2013.01); A61B 17/7071 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00685 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone hook having a displaceable jaw is provided. The hook includes a rod receiving portion and main body with a jaw defining a slot for receiving a bone, and an actuator configured to vary the dimension of the slot. The actuator is configured to translate a rotation into an adjustment of a height of the slot thereby gripping or clamping a pedicle, lamina, or transverse process bone between the jaw and main body.