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US 2022/0031367 A1Published application
Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Yacoub, Jeff Nichols, David Leff
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Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to orthopedic fixation devices that comprise a pre-assembled double headed tulip assembly, having two tulip elements to receive rods, wherein the assembly may be configured to receive a bone fastener in at least one of the tulip elements. At least one of the tulip elements may comprise a saddle and a ring to attach the double headed tulip to a bone fastener.
Claims17
A spine stabilization system configured to be implanted into adjacent vertebral bodies, said system comprising:
- a bone fastener;
- a first tulip assembly comprising a first tulip element, having a saddle and a ring, and the first tulip element of the first tulip assembly is configured to attach to the bone fastener;
- a second tulip assembly comprising a second tulip element;
- a first rod member configured to be positioned within the saddle of the first tulip assembly,
- a second rod member configured to be positioned within the second tulip element of the second tulip assembly;
- wherein the bone fastener is inserted into the first tulip element and configured to contact the saddle of the first tulip assembly,
- wherein the bone fastener is retained within the first tulip assembly via the ring positioned within a groove on a bottom portion of the first tulip assembly,
- wherein the a bottom portion of the second tulip assembly is oblique relative to a bottom portion of the first tulip assembly,
- wherein the first tulip element and the second tulip element are a unitary body.
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A spine stabilization system comprising:
- a bone fastener;
- a first tulip assembly comprising a first tulip element, wherein the first tulip element is configured to be received over the first bone fastener, wherein the bone fastener is retained in the first tulip assembly by a ring;
- wherein the first tulip assembly is configured to receive a first rod,
- a second tulip assembly comprising at least one tulip element, wherein the at least one tulip element is configured to receive a second rod;
- wherein the first tulip assembly includes a saddle, the saddle configured to contact the ring to lock the bone fastener into the first tulip assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.