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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Zimmer Spine, Inc., Edina, MN (US);
Michael A. Landry, Austin, TX (US);
Larry T. Khoo, Studio City, CA (US);
Charles R. Forton, Austin, TX (US);
Brian Bergeron, Austin, TX (US);
Bruce A. Riceman, Leander, TX (US);
Peter Thomas Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Kameron Scott Ely, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient using quick-connect sleeve assemblies. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly can be coupled to a bone fastener assembly in a fast and intuitive way. In one embodiment, a quick-connect sleeve assembly has a detachable member and a movable member. Both members engage a collar of the bone fastener assembly. In one embodiment, the engagement can be locked via one or more locking features to facilitate screwing a bone fastener of the bone fastener assembly onto a vertebral body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly has a low profile and is particularly shaped for minimally invasive entry.