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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Dignity Health, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael A. Bohl, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dignity Health, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/844 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 2017/8655 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a pedicle screw assembly disclosed herein include a pedicle screw configured for engaging with bone tissue. The pedicle screw includes a body defining a plurality of channels through the body of the screw and in communication with a plurality of respective distal openings defined along the screw body. The pedicle screw assembly further includes an anchor defining a plurality of anchor members which are configured to be received at least partially through the plurality of channels and the plurality of respective distal openings to further engage the pedicle screw to the bone tissue.