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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2020
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Bryan S. Jones, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Michael Michielli, Medway, MA (US);
Mark Hall, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Kevin Lee, Canton, MA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of stabilizing a first vertebra and a second vertebra includes implanting a first bone anchor into the first vertebra, implanting a second bone anchor into the second vertebra, connecting a first anchor connection instrument to the first anchor, connecting a second anchor connection instrument the second anchor, positioning a cement delivery tube into a passage provided through the first anchor, delivering bone cement from a bone cement delivery system coupled to the bone cement delivery tube through the passage in the first anchor to the first vertebra, removing the cement delivery tube from the first anchor connection instrument and the first anchor, connecting the cement delivery tube to second anchor connecting instrument connected to the second anchor, delivering bone cement through a passage in the second anchor to the second vertebra, connecting a spinal connection element to the first anchor and the second anchor.