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US 2018/0280142 A1Published application
Spinal implant system
AssigneeStryker European Holdings I, LLC
InventorsChristian Karl Schultz, Jason Steinke, Steven Willis
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Abstract
A prosthesis for spinal surgery includes a spacer adapted to be secured into the bone and attached to one of a plurality of configuration plates. The configuration plates are interchangeable and each one is configured to utilize a different combination of bone screws, anchors or both. The prosthesis may further include a retaining mechanism to prevent bone screws and/or anchors from backing out.
Claims20
A spacer for intervertebral disc repair comprising:
- a hole for receiving a screw;
- and
- a channel for receiving an anchor.
A kit for intervertebral disc repair comprising:
- a spacer including a hole for receiving a screw and a channel for receiving an anchor;
- a first plate configured to attach to the spacer, the first plate having a hole extension that aligns with the hole when the first plate is attached to the spacer;
- and
- a second plate configured to attach to the spacer, the second plate having a channel extension that aligns with the channel when the second plate is attached to the spacer.
1 more element
A method of using of a kit for intervertebral disc repair, the method comprising:
- attaching one of a first plate or a second plate to a spacer having a hole for receiving a screw and a channel for receiving an anchor, wherein the first plate has a hole extension that aligns with the hole when the first plate is attached to the spacer, and the second plate has a channel extension that aligns with the channel when the second plate is attached to the spacer;
- inserting the spacer-plate configuration into the disc space;
- and
- inserting a screw into the hole and the hole extension of the first plate and into communication with an adjacent vertebra or inserting an anchor into the channel and the channel extension of the second plate and into communication with an adjacent vertebra.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.