Spinal implant apparatuses and methods of implanting and using same
AssigneeSpinal USA, Inc.
InventorsJohn M. Abrahams, Peter J. Amarosa, Michael Leatherman
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Abstract
An adjustable spinal implant device, comprising: a sliding portion provided with a tongue; and, a non-sliding portion provided with a slot adapted for receipt of the tongue; wherein the tongue is slidably and rotatably positioned within the slot. Methods of use include adjusting a spinal implant to an implant site by at least one of sliding and rotating at least a first portion with respect to a second portion of the implant; and, securing the spinal implant to the implant site.
Claims11
A method for implanting a spinal implant at an implant site, comprising:
- adjusting the spinal implant to the implant site by at least one of sliding and rotating at least a first portion with respect to a second portion of the implant;
- and, securing the spinal implant to the implant site.
A method for connecting at least one spinal implant to at least one of a plurality of cross-link rods in a cross-link arrangement, comprising:
- connecting at least one cross-link rod to a plurality of vertebrae;
- placing at least one spinal implant over the at least one cross-link rod wherein a cambered surface of a cam screw provided to the spinal implant is in the open position and proximal to the cross-link rod;
- and, tightening the cambered and tapered cam screw so that it engages the cross-link rod and pins it between the cam screw and the spinal implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.