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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2007
Brian J. Bergeron, Austin, TX (US);
K. Scott Ely, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Charles R. Forton, Leander, TX (US);
Jeremy J. Lemoine, Austin, TX (US);
Peter T. Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Brian J. Bergeron, Austin, TX (US);
K. Scott Ely, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Charles R. Forton, Leander, TX (US);
Jeremy J. Lemoine, Austin, TX (US);
Peter T. Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Zimmer Spine, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to systems and methods of spinal stabilization. Embodiments include methods of delivering a rod having a non-circular cross-sectional profile using a wire having an accommodating non-circular cross-sectional profile to inhibit movement of a rod relative to the wire. A surgical system can comprise a first sleeve advanced via a first incision to a vertebra, a second sleeve advanced via a second incision to another vertebra, a wire having a non-circular cross-sectional profile advanced via a third incision to the vertebrae and passed through the collars of bone fastener assemblies to extend from a fourth incision. A rod or a segment of a rod having a corresponding non-circular cross-sectional profile may be aligned with the wire and advanced and coupled with the vertebrae to stabilize the spine. After the rod is securely seated in the collars, the wire may be withdrawn from the body.