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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Abram Reitblat, Monroe, NY (US);
Steven Krause, Oakland, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/708 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 17/7076 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/7085 (2013.01); A61B 2017/567 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of percutaneous implantation of a pedicle screw system comprising the steps of implanting a first pedicle screw assembly in a first vertebra, the first pedicle screw assembly including a first coupling element connected with a first extension defining a first space and implanting a second pedicle screw assembly in a second vertebra, the second pedicle screw assembly including a second coupling element connected with a second extension and intersecting at least one a portion of the second extension with the first space.