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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Bret Michael Berry, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Inventor:
Bret Michael Berry, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/8695 (2013.01); A61F 2/4405 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus configured to attach a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fastener including an anchor and a polyaxial head rotatably attached to the anchor, the anchor configured to be fastened to the first vertebral body, and an anchor assembly configured to be received in an aperture of the second vertebral body. The anchor assembly is configured to be received in a head aperture of the polyaxial head. The polyaxial head has three rotational degrees of freedom relative to the anchor based on the rotatable attachment of the polyaxial head to the anchor.