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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Applicant:
L & K Biomed Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Gook-Jin Kang, Seoul, KR;
Choon-Sung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
L&K Biomed Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01);
Abstract
A screw for fixing vertebra for letting a patient perform spinal motion more smoothly after a pedicle screw insertion surgery is disclosed. A head portion of the screw body is pivotally joined in sliding contact on the head seat portion of a movable washer, which is also pivotally joined in sliding contact on the washer seat portion of a fastening nut. A first aperture and a second aperture are formed in the fastening nut and movable washer respectively, and an elongating portion without a thread is formed between a screw portion and the head portion of the screw body.