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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Nichols, Medford, NJ (US);
Noah Hansell, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 17/7049 (2013.01); A61B 17/7056 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 17/888 (2013.01); A61B 2017/567 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installing the same. The orthopedic fixation device may include a coupling element and a bone fastener, whereby the bone fastener can be loaded into the coupling element through the bottom of a bore in the coupling element and a retention member is configured to allow polyaxial rotation of the bone fastener and also to lock the bone fastener in place upon application of a force on a saddle and clamp in the coupling element.