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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles C Edwards, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 69 ; 128 / ;
Abstract
This invention provides a sacral fixation screw comprising a housing having an aperture in the top surface thereof for engaging a driving device and an opening extending laterally through the housing, the opening having top and bottom walls which may be double beveled to provide a smaller opening at the center of the housing and a threaded shank extending perpendicularly from the side of the housing opposite to the surface having the aperture therein. The present invention further provides a sacral fixation device comprising the above-mentioned screw and a hook. A method for applying a spinal rod to a patient's sacrum is also disclosed.