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US 2020/0367944 A1Published application
Posterior spinal fixation screws
AssigneeNuVasive, Inc.
InventorsChad M. Loftis, Matthew Tobias Jacobs, Robert German, Enrique Rayon
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes bone screws and assemblies thereof for surgical procedures of the spine including but not limited to posterior spinal fixation procedures.
Claims21
A bone screw comprising:
- a bone screw shank comprising a shank head;
- a receiver comprising:
- a base having a cavity therewithin, the cavity configured to securely receive the shank head;
- a pair of arms extending upwardly from the base;
- a rod channel defined between the pair of arms;
- and
- a lateral rod integral to the receiver and extending laterally away from the receiver.
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A bone screw assembly comprising:
- a first bone screw, the first bone screw comprising a first receiver having a first base with a first cavity therewithin, the first cavity configured to securely receive a first bone screw shank head;
- a first pair of arms extending upwardly from the base;
- a first rod channel defined between the first pair of arms;
- and a first lateral rod integral to the first receiver and extending laterally away from the first receiver;
- a second bone screw, the second bone screw comprising a second receiver having a second base with a second cavity therewithin, the second cavity configured to securely receive a second bone screw shank head;
- a second pair of arms extending upwardly from the second base;
- a second rod channel defined between the second pair of arms;
- and a second lateral rod integral to the second receiver and extending laterally away from the second receiver;
- and
- a rod to rod connector configured to securely receive the first lateral rod in a first bore and the second lateral rod in a second bore.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.