Patent classifications
A61B17/8685
Implants for spinal fixation and or fusion
The present invention generally relates to bone implants. More specifically, the present invention relates to bone implants used for the fixation and or fusion of the sacroiliac joint and/or the spine. For example, a system for fusing and or stabilizing a plurality of bones is provided. The system includes an implant structure having a shank portion, a body portion and a head portion. The body portion is coupled to the shank portion and is configured to be placed through a first bone segment, across a bone joint or fracture and into a second bone segment. The body portion is configured to allow for bony on-growth, ingrowth and through-growth. The head portion is coupled to the proximal end of the shank portion and is configured to couple the shank portion to a stabilizing rod. Methods of use are also disclosed.
BONE ANCHOR HEAD CONVERTER
A pedicle screw tulip head converter. The converter can have a first portion joined to a second portion. The first portion can have a surface parallel to a first portion plane, and an opening defining a first portion axis. The second portion can extend from the first portion and can have a surface parallel to a second portion plane, the second portion plane being perpendicular to the first portion plane. The second portion can have a curved surface that defines a second portion axis, the second portion axis being perpendicular to and coplanar with the first axis.
DYNAMIC FIXATION IMPLANT AND METHOD OF USE
Implants and related methods for achieving dynamic fixation are disclosed. The implant comprises a head portion at a proximal end of the implant comprising external threads and a first axial through hole, and an anchor portion extending from the head portion at a distal end of the implant comprising external threads and a second axial through hole in communication with the first axial through hole. The implant further comprises a flexible constraint member extending within the first and second axial through holes comprising a first end portion coupled to the head portion and a second end portion coupled to the anchor portion. At least one of the head portion and the anchor portions forms a breakaway portion with aligned internal and external circumferential grooves configured to concentrate stress thereat such that the breakaway portion fractures via forces acting on the implant to separate the head and anchor portions.
SCREW-IN-SCREW BONE FIXATION SYSTEM
A bone fixation system includes a first anchor, a second anchor, and a third anchor. The first anchor is configured to be inserted into a first target location within a bone. The first anchor including a first head and a first shaft that extends from the first head and is configured to couple the first anchor to the first target location. The first head defines a head bore extending therethrough along a head bore axis. The first shaft defines a shaft bore extending therethrough along a shaft bore axis. The second anchor is sized to extend through the head bore and out of the head bore so as to couple to a second target location within the bone. The third anchor is sized to extend through the shaft bore and out of the shaft bore to a third target location within the bone.
Spinal screw with movable tip
A spinal screw includes a shaft formed with a lumen and including a head, and a distal movable member including a distal tip and arranged to move in a distal portion of the lumen. A distal movable member (18) includes a proximal surface (24) arranged to abut against a stopper (26) formed in the shaft (12).
Distraction screw
A distraction screw includes a proximal portion secured to a first vertebra, a distal portion secured to a second vertebra and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is coupled to the proximal and distal portions and is positioned in an intervertebral space. The intermediate portion is configured and adapted to enable distraction of the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra.
Modular osteosynthesis device for vertebrae
An osteosynthesis device for the treatment of the spine is disclosed having a fork head which is U-shaped in a side view, and which fork head, in the proximal direction, has two fork legs with an internal thread and in which a connecting rod can be received, and a grub screw is passed through the internal thread, and the fork head is detachably connected to a bone anchor. The bone anchor is pivotably mounted in the ball seat of the fork head, wherein the fork head in the ball seat area has slots open towards the distal side and thereby at least one deflectable leg is formed.
IMPLANTABLE COMPRESSION SCREWS
A compression screw for applying compression at a bone joint. The compression screw includes an axial screw body extending from a distal end to a proximal end with the distal end including a series of bone engaging threads configured to be self-drilling and self-tapping and the proximal end including a head which defines a radially extending shoulder. At least one proximal rotary cutting structure is defined proximally of the bone engaging threads. The at least one proximal rotary cutting structure is configured to be self-drilling such that a proximal portion of the axial screw body cuts into and advances within a bone of the bone joint as the axial screw body is advanced. A method of inserting the compression screw is also provided.
Orthopedic Screw and Porous Structures Thereof
A bone fastener includes a head, and a screw portion extends from the head. The screw portion includes a shaft and a thread extending along and about the shaft. The thread has a height extending from a root to a tip thereof. The thread also has first and second portions disposed between the root and the tip. The second portion has a porous structure configured to promote bone ingrowth and has a porosity greater than that of the first portion.
Hybrid Cannulated Orthopedic Screws
The disclosure relates to medical devices and methods of manufacturing medical devices. An orthopedic screw includes an inner core member having a head having a first outer diameter, a tip having a second outer diameter, and a body extending between the head and the tip and having a third outer diameter that is less than the first outer diameter and the second outer diameter. An outer body member is disposed circumferentially around the body of the inner core member and defines an outer body member external thread. The tip of the inner core member can define an inner core member external thread that forms an interrupted thread with the outer body member external thread.