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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Metz-Stavenhagen, New York, NY (US);
Bernd Robioneck, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica GmbH, Schoenkirchen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 61 ; 606 60 ; 606 70 ; 606 71 ;
Abstract
Device for stabilizing, and/or compressing, and/or distracting certain portions of the spinal column is provided. The device utilizes pedicle screws, and an adapter is provided which may be connected by a screw device to the head of a pedicle screw. A roughened portion of the adapter cooperates with a roughened portion of the pedicle screw head to provide for a non-rotatable connection of the adapter with respect to the pedicle screw. The adapter has a circular opening or a recess for receiving the threaded rod which is fixed to the adapter by a threaded device.