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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2011
Taku Sugawara, Akita, JP;
Kazuo Mizoi, Akita, JP;
Naoki Higashiyama, Akita, JP;
Hidenori Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Hisayuki Sugiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Taku Sugawara, Akita, JP;
Kazuo Mizoi, Akita, JP;
Naoki Higashiyama, Akita, JP;
Hidenori Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Hisayuki Sugiyama, Tokyo, JP;
AKITA UNIVERSITY, Akita-shi, Akita, JP;
ONO & CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are: a screw guide template, screw guide template system, and drilling method whereby a hole can be drilled in an accurate position of a member to be drilled, in an accurate direction; and a spinal fixation method whereby a spinal fixation screw can be inserted into an accurate position in an accurate direction. The screw guide template () comprises: a close-contact face () to be closely contacted to the member; and a through hole () having one opening () on the close-contact face; the close-contact face has a shape in male-female relation with a surface shape () of the member including a portion () to be drilled; and when the close-contact face is closely contacted to the portion to be drilled, the opening and portion to be drilled overlap each other so that the through hole is coaxial with the hole to be drilled by the drilling means.