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US 2026/0144575 A1Published application
Bone hook apparatus
AssigneeNuVasive, Inc.
InventorPrakhar Goel
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Abstract
A bone hook apparatus is provided that includes a base, a rod receptacle disposed on a proximal side of the base, a first hook distally extending from the base and oriented in a first direction, and a second hook distally extending from the base and oriented in a second direction opposing the first direction, the first hook and second hook together configured to receive the bone. Kits and spinal constructs employing the bone hook apparatus are also described.
Claims20
A bone hook apparatus for securing a rod to a bone, the bone hook apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a rod receptacle disposed on a proximal side of the base;
- a first hook distally extending from the base;
- and
- a second hook distally extending from the base and opposing the first hook,
- wherein in a first configuration of the bone hook apparatus, the first and second hooks each have a first blade and a second blade extending away from the base,
- wherein the first blade and the second blade taper to a point and contact a back side of the bone,
- wherein the first hook and the second hook have substantially C-shaped profile and be positioned distal to the base,
- wherein openings of the C-shaped profile in the first hook and the second hook opposingly face one another, and
- wherein the first blade of the first hook may extend to a front face plane of the base, and the second blade of the second hook may extend to a mid-plane of the base.
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A method of securing a bone hook apparatus to a bone, comprising:
- providing the bone hook apparatus including:
- a base,
- a rod receptacle disposed on a proximal side of the base,
- a first hook distally extending from the base, and
- a second hook distally extending from the base and opposing the first hook;
- wherein in a first configuration of the bone hook apparatus, the first and second hooks each have a first blade and a second blade extending away from the base,
- wherein the first blade and the second blade taper to a point and contact a back side of the bone,
- wherein the first hook and the second hook have substantially C-shaped profile and be positioned distal to the base,
- wherein openings of the C-shaped profile in the first hook and the second hook opposingly face one another, and
- wherein the first blade of the first hook may extend to a front face plane of the base, and the second blade of the second hook may extend to a mid-plane of the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.