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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
James Marino, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jamil Elbanna, San Diego, CA (US);
James Marino, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jamil Elbanna, San Diego, CA (US);
Trinty Orthopedics, LLC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A pedicle screw assembly () that includes a cannulated pedicle screw () having a scalloped shank (), a swivel top headhaving inclined female threads () in a left and right arm () to prevent splaying, a set screw () having mating male threads, a rod conforming washer () that is rotatably coupled to the set screw (), the conforming washer including reduced ends to induce a coupled rod () to bend. A rod reduction system including an inner and an outer cannula (), the inner cannula () including a left and right arm () that engage the swivel top head's () left and right arm () and the outer cannula () dimensioned to securely slide over the inner cannula () to reduce the rod () into the swivel top head's () rod receiving area ().