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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2023
Roger P. Jackson, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Roger P. Jackson, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Abstract
A pivotal bone anchor assembly is provided that includes a receiver, a shank, and a compression insert. The receiver can have a shank holding lower portion and an upper portion with a channel. The shank can have a head portion and an anchor portion attachable to bone. The compression insert can be positionable with the receiver, and can have an upper portion including at least one notch at least partially formed in an outer surface of the upper portion, and defining at least one resiliently deflectable upwardly-facing surface extending over or above the at least one notch. In one embodiment, the at least one resiliently deflectable upward facing surface being deflectable when the head portion of the shank and the compression insert are positioned in the receiver to provide a pre-lock friction fit in the assembly prior to securing a longitudinal connecting member in the channel with a closure.