Lumbar spondylolysis fracture fixation system
OwnerPaul Pagano, Matthew D Kitzmillerinventors
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Abstract
A surgical technique for lumbar spondylolysis fracture fixation is provided. An instrumentation set for use in the method is also provided. The set includes an anchor configured to attach to a pedicle of a fractured vertebra, a flexible band configured to attach to the anchor, and a hook configured to hook under a lower lamina of a fractured vertebra and further configured to receive the flexible band. The set also includes an inserter for placing the anchor, and a tensioner device having a distal end configured to hold the hook against the lower lamina, and a proximal end configured to secure the flexible band.
Claims10
An instrumentation set for lumbar spondylolysis fracture fixation, the set comprising:
- an anchor configured to attach to a pedicle of a fractured vertebra;
- a flexible band configured to attach to the anchor;
- a hook configured to hook under a lower lamina of a fractured vertebra and further configured to receive the flexible band;
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- an inserter having two separable halves and including
- a first channel disposed longitudinally through the inserter and sized to receive a shaft of a screwdriver, and
- two parallel channels disposed longitudinally through the inserter on a same side of the first channel and sized to receive the flexible band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.