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US20090105756A1
US20090105756A1 US11/876,890 US87689007A US2009105756A1 US 20090105756 A1 US20090105756 A1 US 20090105756A1 US 87689007 A US87689007 A US 87689007A US 2009105756 A1 US2009105756 A1 US 2009105756A1
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Priority to JP2010531127A priority patent/JP2011500274A/ja
Priority to PCT/US2008/079690 priority patent/WO2009055269A2/fr
Priority to EP08842889A priority patent/EP2211738A2/fr
Priority to BRPI0818698 priority patent/BRPI0818698A2/pt
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Priority to EP12167524A priority patent/EP2520239A3/fr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/56—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
    • A61B17/58—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or setting implements
    • A61B17/68—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin
    • A61B17/70—Spinal positioners or stabilisers, e.g. stabilisers comprising fluid filler in an implant
    • A61B17/7001—Screws or hooks combined with longitudinal elements which do not contact vertebrae
    • A61B17/7035—Screws or hooks, wherein a rod-clamping part and a bone-anchoring part can pivot relative to each other
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/56—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
    • A61B17/58—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or setting implements
    • A61B17/68—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin
    • A61B17/70—Spinal positioners or stabilisers, e.g. stabilisers comprising fluid filler in an implant
    • A61B17/7001—Screws or hooks combined with longitudinal elements which do not contact vertebrae
    • A61B17/7032—Screws or hooks with U-shaped head or back through which longitudinal rods pass
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/56—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
    • A61B17/58—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or setting implements
    • A61B17/68—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin
    • A61B17/70—Spinal positioners or stabilisers, e.g. stabilisers comprising fluid filler in an implant
    • A61B17/7001—Screws or hooks combined with longitudinal elements which do not contact vertebrae
    • A61B17/7035—Screws or hooks, wherein a rod-clamping part and a bone-anchoring part can pivot relative to each other
    • A61B17/7037—Screws or hooks, wherein a rod-clamping part and a bone-anchoring part can pivot relative to each other wherein pivoting is blocked when the rod is clamped
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/03—Automatic limiting or abutting means, e.g. for safety
    • A61B2090/037—Automatic limiting or abutting means, e.g. for safety with a frangible part, e.g. by reduced diameter

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  • the present invention generally relates to spinal implants. More particularly, the present invention relates to screw fixation assemblies for use with bone fixation systems.
  • Polyaxial screw implants for assisting in fusion surgeries have been in use for many years.
  • polyaxial screw motion implants allow motion of a body portion around a spherical screw head to allow the assembly to pivot.
  • rod When individual screw assemblies are connected by a rod, it is common for the rod to be out of alignment with all of the screw assemblies. This problem increases in severity with an increasing number of screw assemblies that the surgeon is trying to connect to the same rod. Pivoting allows the assembly to compensate for this problem.
  • the screw head portion of the screw is spherical in form, such that it can rotate in all directions.
  • the result is essentially the same.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 7,186,255 to Baynham et al. shows a screw portion having a spherical head separated from the screw shank.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 7,163,539 to Abdelgany et al. shows a screw with a partial spherical head that has been hollowed. However, the concept is still providing a spherical head.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,584,834 to Errico et al. discloses that a taper is required on the exterior surface of an external ring to engage and create sufficient pressure to lock a screw head. In addition, this design is restricted to a curvate screw head. The external locking collar is also tapered on its inside aspect and it is a requirement of the design.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,578,033 to Errico et al. discloses a spherical head of a hook that is used in place of a spherical head of a screw. The implant loads the rod component from the side, with a locking collar sliding over a tapered lower section.
  • United States Publication No. 2007/0173819 to Sandlin et al. shows a locking cap design to engage a tapered upper portion of a body.
  • a tapered portion can be used to cause contouring around a rod, which has been shown in other prior art patents.
  • the cap also engages in such a way as to be fully locked or not locked at all. There are no provisions for partial locking.
  • a screw and rod fixation assembly comprising a body member including a screw seat for seating a screw head therein and a rod seat for seating a rod therein.
  • Adjustable rod locking means adjustably applies a locking force against a rod seated in the rod seat.
  • An adjustable screw locking means adjustably applies a locking force to a screw head seated in the screw seat.
  • the adjustable screw locking means is functionally independent of the adjustable rod locking means.
  • the present invention further provides a screw and rod fixation member including a body portion having a first end having a screw seat for seating a screw head therein and a second end including a rod seat for seating a rod therein.
  • the first end includes a pocket therein having outwardly flexible walls for receiving a screw head therein, thereby defining a screw seat.
  • the second end includes a base portion and two spaced arms extending therefrom defining a rod seat.
  • the arms include a smooth outer surface and fixing means for engagement with a rod locking member.
  • the present invention also provides a fixation screw including a threaded portion for engagement with a bone and a head portion and a neck portion therebetween.
  • the screw head includes multiple engagement surfaces for contacting multiple areas of a spherical screw seat surface.
  • the present invention provides a method of fixing a rod to a screw by inserting a screw head into a screw seat in one end of a body member and inserting a rod into a rod seat in a second end of the body member.
  • a locking force is selectively and independently adjusted on both the screw head and the rod within the screw seat and rod seat, respectively.
  • the present invention further provides a method of fixing a rod to a screw head by seating a screw head having multiple contact points in a screw seat of a body portion causing the screw head to interfere with and contact multiple portions of the spherical seat creating sufficient friction to lock the screw head in a desired position during rod insertion while allowing the body portion to rotate relative to the screw head.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded side view of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of a partially exploded and partially assembled view of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of the assembled invention
  • FIG. 5 is a prospective exploded view of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a prospective view of the body member of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a prospective view of the body member of the present invention as shown in FIG. 6 rotated 90°;
  • FIG. 8 is a prospective view of the body member specifically showing the screw seat portion
  • FIG. 9 is a bottom prospective view of the body member showing details of the screw seat
  • FIG. 10 is a top prospective view of the body member
  • FIG. 11 is a side prospective view of the body member
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the body member
  • FIG. 13 is a side view of the screw member made in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a prospective view of the inventive screw
  • FIG. 15 is a prospective view showing the top portion of the screw member
  • FIG. 16 is a prospective view showing the top portion and side portion of the rod locking member of the present invention.
  • FIG. 17 is a side prospective view of the rod locking member
  • FIG. 18 is a prospective view of the locking ring of the present invention.
  • FIG. 19 is a prospective view showing an opposite surface of the locking ring shown in FIG. 18 ;
  • FIG. 20 is a prospective view of a second embodiment of the locking ring made in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 21 is a side view of the rod locking member and locking ring of the present invention.
  • FIG. 22 is a prospective view showing the bottom surfaces of the rod locking member and locking ring of the present invention.
  • FIG. 23 shows an alternative embodiment of the rod locking member
  • FIG. 24 is an exploded side view of the assembly made in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 25 is a partially assembled side view of the present invention.
  • FIG. 26 is a further assembled side view of the present invention.
  • FIG. 27 is a side view of a partially assembled assembly made in accordance with the present invention.
  • a screw and rod fixation assembly is generally shown at 10 in the figures.
  • the assembly 10 includes a body member 100 including a screw seat 119 for seating a screw head therein and a rod seat 116 for seating a rod 104 therein.
  • An adjustable rod locking mechanism in the form of a rod locking member 102 adjustably applies a locking force against a rod 104 seated in the rod seat 116 .
  • An adjustable screw locking mechanism in the form of a screw locking ring 101 adjustably applies a locking force to a screw head seated in the screw seat 119 .
  • the adjustable screw locking mechanism is functionally independent of the adjustable rod locking mechanism.
  • a practicing physician can independently adjust the body member relative to the screw and, independently, relative to the rod. This provides the physician with much more flexibility during surgery, as described in more detail below.
  • FIGS. 1-4 show solid models of the assembly 10 .
  • FIG. 1 shows the assembly 10 , wherein the screw 103 and rod 104 are inter-connected and locked in place by the body member 100 .
  • the assembled screw and rod form a compact structure with the assembly 10 .
  • FIG. 2 shows the polyaxial screw assembly 10 partially assembled and a rod 104 and locking cap 102 disengaged.
  • the locking ring 101 slides over the body member 100 and over side tabs 106 that extend radially outwardly from arm portions 108 .
  • the body member 100 includes the arms 108 and a base portion 116 , best shown in FIG. 7 , defining the rod seat.
  • the arms 108 act as springs allowing the locking ring 101 to radially inwardly push the arms 108 . Once in position, the arms 108 spring back elastically. This enables the locking ring 101 to be positioned under the side tabs 106 , thereby preventing the locking ring 101 from unintentionally sliding back off of the assembly 10 .
  • a lower lip 113 on the body portion 100 prevents the locking ring 101 from traveling beyond a desired locking point, as described in greater detail below.
  • the locking ring 101 is in a locked position as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the locking ring 101 is disposed over the outer surface of the screw seat 119 and forced fully down and adjacent to or against the lower lip 113 . Based on variation and tolerances, contact with the lip 113 is the maximum locking position. However, it is not necessary for there to be contact with the lip 113 by the locking ring 101 to have a locking action. Rather, the extent that the locking ring 101 is disposed over the screw seat 119 adjustably applies varying degrees of locking force on the screw head.
  • the screw 103 is locked in position relative to the body member 100 , thereby preventing rotation of the screw head 122 relative to the body member 100 .
  • the bottom portion of the rod 104 is shown to be above the locking ring 101 and not in contact therewith. It is not a restriction of the present invention to have contact or not to have contact between the rod 104 and locking ring 101 .
  • the locking ring 101 can be adjusted relative to the outer surface of the screw seat 119 to adjust the locking force of the locking ring thereon. This places the screw head 122 in a pre-locking condition wherein a compressing force of the screw seat 119 on the screw head 122 can be adjusted.
  • the rod When some force is exerted on the head of the screw to limit the screw motion, the rod may be pushed against the locking ring, thereby placing it in contact with the locking ring. Full locking can move the locking ring below the bottom of the rod, thus avoiding contact therebetween.
  • FIG. 4 shows the body member 100 including extended tabs 100 A, which extend through the central bore of the locking cap 102 .
  • the tabs 100 A are broken away after locking the rod to the body member, but are included in the preferred embodiment of the present invention to assist and guide the locking cap 102 into a proper position.
  • the extended tabs 100 A also assist in introducing and guiding the rod 104 into the rod seat 116 .
  • Side tabs 106 extending from arm portion 108 can be biased radially inwardly when the locking cap 102 is pushed downward and return biased radially outwardly into openings 133 in the locking cap 102 to assist in securing the locking cap in a locked condition.
  • the body member 100 includes the screw seat 119 described above, the head 122 of the screw 103 snapping into the screw seat 119 . This allows the screw head to be one size regardless of the thread size of the screw.
  • the locking ring 101 is capable of sliding down over the body member 100 after the head 122 of the screw 103 is in place. After the rod 104 is introduced into the extended tabs 100 A and pushed down against the rod seat 116 in the body member 100 , the locking cap 102 is disposed over the arms 100 A and locked in place as described above.
  • FIGS. 6-13 show details of the body member 100 .
  • the locking ring 101 engages surface 150 of the body member 100 , which can be cylindrical or tapered.
  • the locking cap 102 engages arms 108 , which can also be cylindrical or tapered. If one of the surfaces is tapered and the other is cylindrical, then a transition zone is created between the two surfaces at 105 , which simply allows for a transition of varying diameters in geometry.
  • the surface 150 can be larger in diameter than the body member 100 . In this situation, the transition zone 105 forms a small tapered region.
  • a chamfer or a radius (preferably a chamfer) 107 is machined or formed into the top of the side cap 106 .
  • the extended tabs 100 A are only present during the placement of the rod 104 into the rod seat 116 and locking of the implant. Once this is accomplished, the tabs 100 A are snapped off and removed from the assembly 10 . To accomplish this, a groove 109 forms a stress riser such that sufficient pressure on the extended tab 100 A will allow the tab 100 A to be snapped off of the body member 100 .
  • holes or openings 110 in the extended tabs 100 A are provided.
  • a radius or chamfer 111 is provided in the ends thereof.
  • the top of the extended tabs 105 can be flat, rounded, or any other appropriate form.
  • a flat surface is preferred. This prevents any edges of the snapped off portion from being able to contact soft tissue. Accordingly, the body members provided with a first end including the screw seat and a second end including the rod seat.
  • a section of the body member 100 at the bottom of the U-shaped seat is relieved, thereby forming the rod seat 116 .
  • a hole 117 allows a screw driver to pass through the polyaxial screw body member 100 into the screw 103 so that the screw 103 can be turned after it is inserted into the body member 100 .
  • At least one slot 118 allows the body member 100 to spread sufficiently to allow the screw head 122 to enter into the screw seat 119 .
  • Additional slots 121 can be added to provide additional spring to the body member 100 to allow better opening and closing around the screw head 122 during screw head insertion and locking.
  • the screw seat 119 is spherical in shape.
  • a chamfer 120 breaks the edge at the screw seat opening.
  • the lower lip 113 is provided, as discussed above.
  • a blend radius 114 on the lower edge of the lip 113 provides a smooth transition in the case where the implant comes into contact with bone, while the polyaxial screw assembly is being positioned.
  • FIGS. 14-16 show the polyaxial screw 103 of the present invention and various details of its construction.
  • the screw 103 includes a threaded portion 124 for engagement with bone, a neck portion 123 , which is generally smooth and cylindrical, and a head section 122 .
  • the screw head 122 includes a basically cylindrical shape having an upper tapered portion 127 and a lower tapered portion 126 .
  • the basic form of the screw head is a diamond or square, depending on the specific measurements of the features of the screw head 122 , of which the undesired portions are removed. This creates a very compact head design with two specific regions 126 , 127 for contact with the spherical seat 119 .
  • the screw 103 includes a tapered end 125 , which creates sharp threads at the intersection of the taper and the first few threads. These threads assist in self-tapping or cutting of the threads into the bone during screw insertion. It is common to machine grooves into the tapered tip 125 and/or threads 124 to create additional edges for screw self-tapping.
  • FIG. 16 shows one method of providing a feature for allowing a screw driver to connect with the screw 103 .
  • a hexagon is machined into the surface 131 to a sufficient depth to thereby allow a screw driver to engage the hexagon and not slip out.
  • a chamfer 130 aids in guiding the screw driver into the screw head hexagon.
  • the locking cap 102 is shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 and includes a cylindrical portion having an internal bore or hole 135 .
  • This bore 135 can be cylindrical or tapered.
  • U-shaped slots 134 are cut into the side of the locking cap 102 , thereby allowing the locking cap to clear the rod 104 .
  • slots or holes 133 are provided to secure the locking cap 102 as well as provide for additional positive locking to the body member 100 . These slots or holes 133 provide sufficient clearance to allow the side tabs 106 to slide into the slots or holes 133 .
  • a radius 132 on the top of the locking cap 102 provides a smooth surface for tissue contact.
  • the polyaxial screw locking ring 102 shown in FIG. 19 , includes a cylindrical ring shape having an internal bore 139 , which can be a straight cylindrical bore or a tapered bore.
  • the top surface of the locking ring 137 is designed to contact the lower edge of the locking cap 136 during assembly locking. It is possible to lock the rod and screw with the body member without the two components touching, since both locking means are independent. However, it is preferable to have contact such that when the locking cap 102 is placed on the body member 100 , the locking cap 102 pushes the locking ring 101 into the proper locking position. To avoid any sharp edges in contact with the bone when the locking ring 101 is in the fully locked position, a radius 138 is provided to smooth the edge. This edge could alternatively be chamfered.
  • the bottom 140 of the locking ring 101 in maximum locking position, can contact the lip 113 , as described above. It is not necessary for this to occur to have maximum locking of all components.
  • FIG. 21 shows a groove machined or formed into the internal bore 139 .
  • This groove 142 having a bore larger than the internal bore 139 , creates a ledge 141 .
  • the lower surface of the locking cap 102 includes a corresponding feature 143 to fit in mating contact with the groove 142 within the locking ring. During locking, the small extension 143 slides within the groove 142 and the locking ring.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 show the assembly drawings of the polyaxial screw 103 . It is possible to insert the screw 103 into the body member 100 prior to surgery and the remainder of the components added after, or with the screw already inserted into the polyaxial body member 100 .
  • the polyaxial body member 100 and screw 103 are provided assembled, it is preferable to also have the locking ring 101 in the unlocked position already disposed on the body member 100 . This simplifies the implant for the surgeon, as the rod and the locking cap are the only components that need to be introduced after the screw assembly is attached to the bone.
  • FIG. 26 shows the assembly with the locking ring 101 in the unlocked position. This allows the screw head 122 to pivot freely.
  • FIG. 27 shows the locking ring 101 in the fully locked position, which prevents screw head rotation.
  • the above-described assembly provides a body member 100 including a U-shaped slot defining the rod seat for accepting the rod 104 and the spherical screw seat 119 for accepting the screw head 122 of the screw 103 .
  • a predominantly cylindrical screw head 122 cut from a diamond or square shaped as described above the overall height of the assembly 10 can be significantly reduced without comprising and possibly improving screw head locking.
  • the reasoning behind this is the problem of the minimal contact of the standard prior art spherical screw head in a spherical seat. No matter how precise the machining of the screw head and the spherical seat, the two are never exactly the same. Thus, a gap exists between the two except at very specific locations, which represent only a fraction of the surface area of the screw head.
  • a cylinder is formed having two chamfers.
  • the chamfers are matched closely to an angled tangent of the circle defined by the spherical screw head seat. This creates a flat surface within the ark, but is fairly close to matching since the overall contact area is relatively small.
  • This design provides for four edges to further enhance engagement with the spherical wall of the screw head seat. It is also possible to use a curvate surface in place of the chamfer to still create a relative edge. This curvate surface need not be spherical in an attempt to match the sphere of the screw head seat, but can be a portion of an oval as well.
  • the screw seat including the slots therein allows sufficient flexibility for the screw 103 to enter from the bottom of the body member 100 . Entering from the bottom of the body member 100 avoids restrictions on what diameter screw thread can be used without having to create a two-part screw where the head is separate from thread and mechanically attaching them together after the head is inserted into the body member. Thus, any major thread diameter is possible.
  • the present invention also addresses another issue, wherein the implant assembly rotates freely such that holding the implant rod in the desired position without a screw assembly rotating is very difficult in situ.
  • a screw head 122 that is large enough to interfere and contact the spherical seat 119 of the present invention, sufficient friction can be created between the screw head 122 and the screw seat 119 to hold the screw head 122 in position while still allowing the surgeon the ability to rotate the body member 100 relative to the screw 103 as needed.
  • interference between the screw head 122 and the spherical seat 119 spreads the outer surface of the screw seat by opening at the slots. This in effect creates a radially outwardly extending taper on the outside of the lower portion of the body member without having the machine into the body member.
  • the locking ring 101 is basically a cylinder designed to slide over the body member and compress the outer surface of the screw seat against the screw head in order to lock the screw head seat in place.
  • the cylinder of the locking ring has an internal bore, which can have a straight cylindrical wall, which is easier to machine and measure than a small tapered wall.
  • the locking ring 101 By pressing the locking ring 101 down and over the outer aspect of the spherical screw seat, the locking ring 101 engages the created taper, thereby compressing the spherical seat against the screw head to securely lock the screw 103 in the desired position. As described above, the locking ring 101 can be adjusted to adjust the locking force. This adjustment can be done totally independent of the application and locking of the locking cap 102 over the rod 104 .
  • the section of the arm 108 below the extended tabs 106 are relatively thin in cross-section and are thereby quite flexible.
  • the arms can be used as a spring to allow the side tabs to easily move inward and outward.
  • the locking cap 102 can slide over the arms and the flexible nature of the arms allow the side tabs to flex inwardly and then outwardly to engage slots or holes 133 in the locking cap.
  • These features can be inversed, such that the body member includes holes or slots and the locking cap includes tabs or pins.
  • the flexibility of the arms is relative to the length of the moment arm, such that less force is required to push the side tab inward, the farther it is away from the bottom rod seat 116 of the u-shaped channel.
  • the locking cap 102 is basically a ring having an internal bore 103 as shown in FIGS. 21 and 23 .
  • the cap 102 includes U-shaped openings 105 being disposed about the rod 104 and grooves or slots to slide and fit over the side tabs of the body member 100 . As described above, this can be varied by allowing the slots to change the pins or tabs and the body features were inversed.
  • the internal bore can be straight or tapered. However, by allowing interference with the rod, the arms of the U-shaped slot will naturally move outwardly creating a taper.
  • the spread arms have a feature to allow the locking cap to slide onto the arms, which without the chamfer would be spread larger than the diameter of the locking cap.
  • the arms compress around the rod, thereby securely locking it into position.
  • the locking cap can include a central clip 200 that can be used to provide additional force against the rod. This locking clip is sufficiently flexible to compensate for contoured rods.
  • the present invention allows for independent locking of the rod and screw.
  • the screw head is fixed.
  • a rod 104 is free to move relative thereto. This is an extremely helpful feature in certain surgical procedures, wherein screw head rotation would not be desirable. It also allows a polyaxial screw to work as if it is a fixed screw.
  • the locking ring 101 can also be used to increase friction against the screw head without fully locking the screw head by not pressing it downward into its final locking position.
  • the locking cap 102 possesses the same function of adjustability in that force can be applied against the rod 104 without fully locking the rod 104 in position. As the locking cap 102 engages the arms 108 of the U-shaped slot in the body member 100 , forces apply to the rod 104 . The further the locking cap 102 moves towards the final locking position, the more force is applied against the rod 104 .
  • the body member 100 can also be provided more than one side tab, thereby forming a ratchet effect, such that varying locking loads to the rod 104 control than better moderated by the surgeon, yet still locked in those positions.
  • the present invention provides a method of fixing a rod to a screw by inserting a screw head into a screw seat in one end of a body member, inserting a rod into a rod seat in a second end of the body member, and then selectively and independently adjusting a locking force on both the screw head and rod within the screw seat, respectively. More specifically, the screw head is inserted into the screw seat and a locking ring is disposed about the body portion and space from the outer surface of the screw seat prior to surgery. The rod is inserted within the rod seat and independently and selectively locking forces apply to the locking ring about the screw seat and the rod locking cap member about an outer surface of the rod seat during surgery.
  • the present invention further provides the method of fixing the rod to the screw head by seating the screw head having multiple contact points in a screw seat of a body portion causing the screw head to interfere with and contact multiple portions of the spherical seat creating sufficient friction to lock the screw head in a desired position during rod insertion while also allowing the body portion to rotate relative to the screw head.

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US11/876,890 US20090105756A1 (en) 2007-10-23 2007-10-23 Spinal implant
JP2010531127A JP2011500274A (ja) 2007-10-23 2008-10-13 脊椎移植片
PCT/US2008/079690 WO2009055269A2 (fr) 2007-10-23 2008-10-13 Implant vertébral
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