Rod and anchor system and method for using
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsBryan S. WILCOX, Christopher M. PATTERSON, Rodney R. BALLARD, Lawrence G. LENKE, Timothy R. KUKLO, Stephen ONDRA
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Abstract
A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprising a different material. The method further includes selecting a rod from a group of rod types and coupling the rod with the receiving portion to stabilize a position of a portion of the spine.
Claims20
A method of comprising:
- implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw comprising a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion comprises a material having a greater yield strength than a material of the screw;
- selecting a rod from a group of rod types;
- and
- coupling the rod with the receiving portion.
A method comprising:
- implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw comprising a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprise a different material;
- selecting a rod from a group of rod types;
- and
- coupling the rod with the receiving portion.
A method comprising:
- implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a screw coupled to a receiving portion;
- selecting a rod from a group of rod types;
- coupling the rod within the receiving portion;
- selecting a set screw from a group of set screw types based on a material of the rod, wherein each set screw type is made of a different material;
- and
- fastening the set screw within the receiving portion to secure the rod and receiving portion to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.