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Connector for a spinal column corrective device
Assignee: DePuy Spine LLC
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Filing: 1992-01-02
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Granted: 1993-09-07
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Expires: 2012-01-02
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an apparatus for connecting a spinal column corrective device to a vertebra. The apparatus comprises a screw threadably engageable with the vertebra. An elongate flexible member extends through an opening in the screw and around at least a portion of the corrective device to connect the corrective device to the vertebra.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur D. Steffee
- 👤 Frank S. Janson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/70; A61B17/7053; A61B17/7001; A61B17/7046; A61B17/84; A61B17/86
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
An apparatus for connecting a spinal column corrective device to a vertebra of a spinal column, said apparatus comprising a screw threadably engageable with the vertebra, said screw having means defining an opening extending entirely through said screw and along the longitudinal axis of said screw, and a first elongate flexible member with first and second ends, said first elongate flexible member being extendable through the opening and thus through said screw and around at least a portion of the spinal column corrective device with said first and second ends of said elongate flexible member located outside the opening for connecting the corrective device to the vertebra.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
An apparatus for connecting a spinal column corrective device to a vertebra of a spinal column, said apparatus comprising a screw threadably engageable with the vertebra, said screw having means defining an opening extending entirely through said screw and along the longitudinal axis of said screw, and a first elongate flexible member with first and second ends, said first elongate flexible member being extendable through the opening and thus through said screw and around at least a portion of the spinal column corrective device with said first and second ends of said elongate flexible member located outside the opening for connecting the corrective device to the vertebra.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 further including means preventing removal of said first elongate member from the opening when the spinal column corrective device is connected to the vertebra.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 further including a second elongate flexible member extendable through the opening, said means preventing removal of said first elongate member being connected to said first and second elongate members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said screw includes a frustoconical recess having an axis extending along the axis of the opening and said elongate member extends through said frustoconical recess.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1996-09-06 | 1997-03-08 | 1997-09-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2000-09-06 | 2001-03-08 | 2001-09-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2004-09-06 | 2005-03-08 | 2005-09-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |