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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Applicant:
James R. Donahue, East Falmouth, MA (US);
Inventor:
James R. Donahue, East Falmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7086 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various bone fixation devices and methods of using the same are provided. In one embodiment, a spinal implant assembly is provided having a generally U-shaped rod-receiving head or receiver member, and a bone-engaging member extending distally from the receiver member. The receiver member can have two side arms extending proximally from a distal end, and the arms can define a U-shaped channel therebetween for receiving a spinal fixation element. The side arms of the receiver can have various configurations and can include a number of features to facilitate mating with a spinal tool.