Pedicle screw removal device
AssigneeArgos Industries Florida, LLC
InventorJohn Jenkins
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Abstract
A pedicle screw removal device is provided. The pedicle screw removal device may include a head cap configured to fit over a pedicle screw head, at least one hole in the head cap corresponding to a groove in the pedicle screw head, a removal rod configured to fit through the at least one hole in the head cap and the groove in the pedicle screw head to facilitate rotating the pedicle screw during removal, and a removal handle having a socket, the socket configured to engage the head cap and rotate the head cap to remove the pedicle screw in response to rotation of the removal handle.
Claims14
A pedicle screw removal device comprising:
- a head cap configured to fit over a pedicle screw head;
- at least one hole in the head cap corresponding to a groove in the pedicle screw head;
- a removal rod configured to fit through the at least one hole in the head cap and the groove in the pedicle screw head to facilitate rotating the pedicle screw during removal;
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- a removal handle having a socket, the socket configured to engage the head cap and rotate the head cap to remove the pedicle screw in response to rotation of the removal handle.
A pedicle screw removal device comprising:
- a first handle having a first arm with a first hole;
- a second handle having a second arm with a second hole;
- a removal rod configured to pass through the first hole, through a head of a pedicle screw, and through the second hole;
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- one or more fastening mechanisms configured to couple the first handle to the second handle.
A pedicle screw removal device comprising:
- a head cap configured to engage a pedicle screw, said head cap including a first vertical portion and a second vertical portion separated from each other to form a cavity therebetween;
- an integral removal rod coupled to or integrally formed with the first and second vertical portions of the head cap, said integral removal rod configured to fit through a groove in a screw head of the pedicle screw;
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- a removal handle having a socket configured to engage the head cap and rotate the head cap to remove the pedicle screw in response to rotation of the removal handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.