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US 8,945,191 B2Granted
Minimal profile anterior bracket for spinal fixation
OwnerJosef E. Gorek, Scott Jonesinventors
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A spinal fixation device for securing to a spine includes a body having one or more longitudinal members extending between a pair of wedge members. Each wedge member defines one or more openings therethrough for the reception of a bone screw. The wedge members are disposed on opposite ends of the one or more longitudinal members. One of the wedge members is positionable within a first intervertebral space and the other wedge member is positionable within a second intervertebral space. The one or more longitudinal members define a length that spans one or more vertebrae. The one or more longitudinal members are positionable within the one or more vertebrae when the wedge members are positioned within the respective first and second intervertebral spaces to maintain the body in a minimal profile orientation relative to the spine.
A method of securing a spinal fixation device to an anterior portion of a spine, comprising:
A method of securing a spinal fixation device to an anterior portion of a spine, comprising:
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