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Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2011
Applicants:

Thomas Purcell, Del Mar, CA (US);

Darren Reimers, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Purcell, Del Mar, CA (US);

Darren Reimers, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Assignee:

Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7043 (2013.01); A61B 17/7055 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01);
Abstract

A polyaxial screw body includes a side wall defining a lumen having a first end and a second end. An opening disposed at the first end of the lumen, includes an interior surface disposed in the side wall thereabout. The interior surface is adapted to accommodate a head portion of a pedicle screw. A transverse channel extends from a first aperture through the side wall to a second aperture and is adapted to accommodate a portion of a fixation rod therebetween. A lateral connector extending integrally from the side wall.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Purcell, Thomas. (2014). Polyaxial bone screw with lateral connector (U.S. Patent No. 8834540). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8834540

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