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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Applicant:
Glenn R. Buttermann, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Inventor:
Glenn R. Buttermann, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Assignee:
Dynamic Spine, LLC, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary 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 17/8605 (2013.01); A61B 17/7038 (2013.01); A61B 17/7041 (2013.01); A61B 17/704 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone screw that is a low-profile, uniplanar bone screw is provided. The bone screw is for adjusting a position of a rod. The bone screw includes a main body, a rocker and a rod-securing element. The main body has a shaft with a threaded part. The rocker is coupled to and moveable relative to the main body. The rocker is configured to at least partially receive the rod. The rod-securing element is configured to secure the rod between the rocker and the rod-securing element and relative to the main body. The rod-securing element includes a fulcrum serving as an axis of rotation about which the rod rotates.