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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Jens Peter Timm, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jens Peter Timm, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7034 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bushing for a bone screw assembly includes a distal portion, a receiver portion, and a proximal portion. The distal portion includes a distal engagement surface that engages with a head of a bone screw. The receiver portion receives a fixation rod. The proximal portion includes a proximal engagement surface that engages with a locking member and a deformable portion that deforms from a first configuration to a second configuration based on a force applied by the locking member.