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US 2026/0207229 A1Published application
Bone anchorage system
AssigneeVertebral Anchor Systems, LLC
InventorsMichael Vitale, Christopher S. Ahmad
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Abstract
A bone anchoring system having a flexible member with a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A fastener provided at a first end of the flexible member for retaining the flexible member within a bone. A rigid member is provided to ensure movement or pull-through of the flexible member does not occur.
Claims18
A vertebral adjustment system comprising:
- a first cannulated screw having a first end and a second end, the first cannulated screw positioned in a first pedicle of a first vertebra;
- a flexible member having a proximal portion and a distal portion positioned to extend through the first cannulated screw;
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- a fixation member in contact with the second pedicle of the first vertebra, the flexible member being engaged with the fixation member, the fixation member being selected from a fixation element and a second cannulated screw.
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