Apparatus for use in the treatment of spinal disorders
OwnerSeyed M. H. Mehdianinventor
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Abstract
A crosspiece for use in forming a link or frame to embrace a group of segments of a spinal column in the treatment of spinal disorders has a pair of tubular side members joined by a spacing member intermediate their ends and the axes of the tubular side members and the axis of the spacing member are coplanar. A pair of crosspieces can be combined with a pair of rods to form a link or frame which will cater for spinal growth. The rod members can be plain rods or L-shaped rods or ratchet rods or combinations thereof. The bores in the tubular through bores are closed ended.
Claims26
A crosspiece for use in forming a link or frame adapted to embrace a group of segments of a spinal column in the treatment of spinal disorders, said crosspiece comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart tubular side members;
- and
- a spacing member joining said side members to one another,
- said side members having longitudinal axes, said longitudinal axes being substantially parallel to one another,
- said spacing member being disposed intermediate the ends of said side members and extending substantially at right angles to said side members and being substantially coplanar with said side members to form an H-shaped structure,
- each of said side members having an axial bore which is open at least one end to receive a rod member,
- the bores of said side members being open at the same ends of the side members.
A crosspiece for use in forming a link or frame adapted to embrace a group of segments of a spinal column in the treatment of spinal disorders, said crosspiece comprising:
- a pair of tubular side members;
- and
- a spacing member connected to each of said side members intermediate their ends;
- said side members having longitudinal axes, said longitudinal axes being substantially parallel with one another and substantially coplanar with the axis of the spacing member;
- said spacing member extending substantially at right angles to each of said side members to form an H-shaped unitary structure;
- each of said side members having an axial bore to receive a rod member.
A surgical crosspiece for use in forming a link or frame adapted to embrace a group of segments of a spinal column in the treatment of spinal disorders, said crosspiece comprising:
- a pair of substantially parallel tubular side members;
- and a spacing member substantially coplanar with the side members and extending between the tubular side members to hold the tubular side members in spaced apart relationship and forming with the side members a generally H-shaped unitary structure to receive rod members, and wherein each of said side members has a bore to receive a rod member.
In a link or frame adapted to embrace a group of segments of a spinal column in the treatment of spinal disorders, the combination of a pair of rod members and a pair of crosspieces connecting the rod members together, in which each of said crosspieces comprises:
- a pair of substantially parallel tubular side members,
- a spacing member substantially coplanar with the side members and extending substantially at right angles to each of the side members to hold the tubular side members in spaced apart relationship and form an H-shaped unitary structure to receive the rod members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.