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US 2008/0306550 A1Published application
Spine repair assembly
AssigneeAnthem Orthopaedics LLC
InventorAmir M. Matityahu
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AssigneeAnthem Orthopaedics LLC
InventorAmir M. Matityahu
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A spine repair system and assembly are disclosed. The spine repair system includes a plate for use with a plurality of bone screws to treat a mammalian body having a plurality of vertebral portions in a spine. The plate has an elongate plate-like member having first and second end portions adapted for fastening respectively to a plurality of vertebral portions. First and second end portions are provided with a plurality of apertures for receipt of bone screws, including one or more apertures inclined relative to the plate-like member so as to enhance securement of the first and second end portions to the first and second vertebral portions when the bone screws are introduced through the screw holes into the vertebral portions. A method of operation and use are also disclosed.
A spine plate for use with a plurality of bone screws to treat a mammalian body having first and second vertebral portions in a spine, comprising an elongate plate-like member having first and second end portions adapted for fastening respectively to the first and second vertebral portions, the first end portion being provided with first, second and third screw holes and the second end portion being provided with fourth, fifth and sixth screw holes, the first and second screw holes being transversely-aligned in the first end portion and the third screw hole being inclined relative to the plate-like member and spaced longitudinally of the first and second screw holes, the fourth and fifth screw holes being transversely-aligned in the second end portion and the sixth screw hole being inclined relative to the plate-like member and spaced longitudinally of the fourth and fifth screw holes whereby the third and sixth screw holes enhance securement of the first and second end portions to the first and second vertebral portions when the bone screws are introduced through the screw holes into the vertebral portions.
A spine plate for use with a plurality of bone screws to treat a mammalian body having adjacent first and second vertebral portions separated by a reconstructed region from adjacent third and fourth vertebral portions in a spine, comprising an elongate plate-like member having a first end portion adapted for fastening to the first and second vertebral portions, the first end portion having a length sufficient to extend over the first and second vertebral portions and being provided with first and second sets and of longitudinally spaced-apart threaded screw holes for use with bone screws to secure the elongate plate-like member respectively to the first and second vertebral portions, the second end portion having a length sufficient to extend over the third and fourth vertebral portions and being provided with third and fourth sets and of longitudinally spaced-apart threaded screw holes for use with bone screws to secure the elongate plate-like member respectively to the third and fourth vertebral portions, the elongate plate-like member having a central portion between the first and second end portions, the central portion having a length sufficient to span the reconstructed region in the spine.
A spine repair assembly for use with a screw, comprising a spine plate, an annular bushing having a bore adapted for receiving the screw, the bone plate having a substantially planar portion and being provided with a hole in the portion for receiving the bushing, and a pin and socket pivot mechanism carried by the portion of the spine plate and the bushing for providing pivotal movement of the bushing within the hole about a pivot axis and restricting such pivot axis to a plane extending in the portion of the spine plate.
A spine repair assembly for use with a plurality of bone screws to treat a mammalian body having first and second vertebral portions in a spine, comprising a plate-like member having a length and first and second end portions adapted for fastening respectively to the first and second vertebral portions, the plate-like member having a telescoping central portion between the first and second end portions for permitting adjustment of the longitudinal spacing between the first and second end portions, the telescoping central portion including a locking assembly for fixing the longitudinal spacing between the first and second end portions.
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