Guided rod and anchor system for use in a minimally invasive surgery spinal procedure or the like
AssigneeFloSpine, LLC
InventorJames Q. SPITLER
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Abstract
A bone anchor system utilizing an extended tab tulip having rails which extend from a point above the skin of a patient to a point proximal a bone anchor, and a slide member pivotally coupled to a rod, the slide member having engagement features which align to the rails of the extended tabs such that the coupled rod assembly is easily and efficiently guided to a position more proximate to the bone anchor and the rod is simultaneously pivoted into engagement with an adjacent bone anchor under the skin and musculature of the patient, for example.
Claims29
A bone anchor and rod assembly, comprising:
- a bone screw configured to be selectively disposed in a bone segment;
- a tulip member coupled to the bone screw;
- one or more elongate tab extenders selectively coupled to the tulip member;
- and
- a rod assembly selectively coupled to the one or more elongate tab extenders;
- wherein the rod assembly is configured to be selectively translated along a length of the one or more elongate tab extenders.
A bone anchor and rod assembly, comprising:
- a bone screw configured to be selectively disposed in a bone segment;
- a tulip member coupled to the bone screw;
- one or more elongate tab extenders selectively coupled to the tulip member;
- and
- a rod assembly selectively coupled to the one or more elongate tab extenders;
- wherein the one or more elongate tab extenders define a slot along a length of the one or more elongate tab extenders;
- and
- wherein the rod assembly is configured to be selectively translated along the length of the one or more elongate tab extenders.
A bone anchor and rod method, comprising:
- selectively disposing a bone screw in a bone segment;
- coupling a tulip member to the bone screw;
- selectively coupling one or more elongate tab extenders to the tulip member;
- and
- selectively coupling a rod assembly to the one or more elongate tab extenders;
- wherein the rod assembly is configured to be selectively translated along a length of the one or more elongate tab extenders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.