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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Stein, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Steven F. Krause, Oakland, NJ (US);
Anthony J. Wirtel, III, Malvern, PA (US);
Charles L. Bush, Jr., Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7041 (2013.01); A61B 17/7011 (2013.01); A61B 17/7014 (2013.01); A61B 17/7025 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a spinal fixation assembly and method to provide adequate rigidity and support for a vertebral column without requiring additional pedicle screws and spinal rods. The spinal fixation assembly includes a spinal rod loop with multiple sides configured to be attached to a vertebral body with two or more pedicle screws. Each pedicle screw is adapted to fit at various locations along the spinal rod loop.