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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
Trace Cawley, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Chester Sharps, Manakin-Sabot, VA (US);
Hans Robert Tuten, Richmond, VA (US);
Trace Cawley, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Chester Sharps, Manakin-Sabot, VA (US);
Hans Robert Tuten, Richmond, VA (US);
US Spine, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an alternatively monoaxial and polyaxial pedicle or other similar surgical screw that can be used in a polyaxial manner and then locked or otherwise secured at a desired angle or orientation, i.e. used in a monoaxial manner, prior to engaging a rod or other similar stabilization member with the pedicle or other similar surgical screw. In other words, the present invention provides a pedicle or other similar surgical screw that can be selectively used in either a monoaxial or polyaxial configuration, as is desirable in a particular application or at a particular point of a given surgical procedure.