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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Applicant:
Pierre Henri Saint-martin, Merignac, FR;
Inventor:
Pierre Henri Saint-Martin, Merignac, FR;
Assignee:
Stryker Spine, , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for osteosynthesis of a spinal column using an assembly including at least a bone anchor, a ring, a connecting member, and a connector, the method including assembling the bone anchor and ring in the connector; positioning an anchoring part of the bone anchor in bone; assembling the connecting member in the connector such that the bone anchor, ring and connecting member are arranged to be tightened against each other in the connector; and tightening of the assembly by applying a force on the connecting member such that the connecting member contacts the ring and a head of the bone anchor.