Title:
骨格に位置矯正用支柱を装着するための接続具
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4540666
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A connector for a spinal alignment system includes a base, a hook, a guide aperture, and a locking portion. The base includes a channel extending therethrough to receive a fixation rod. The hook extends from the base. The guide aperture is adapted to receive a bone fastener and the locking portion is adapted to engage the bone fastener. The guide aperture extends through one of the base and the hook and the locking portion is located in the other of the base and the hook. The locking portion is coaxial with the guide aperture such that the guide aperture guides a shaft of the bone fastener into alignment with the locking portion when the bone fastener is received by the guide aperture. The bone fastener cooperates with the base and hook to form a tension band construct that resists opposing forces acting on the construct. A rod locking fastener engages the channel and the fixation rod to secure the fixation rod in the channel.
Inventors:
Lewis, Edward Elle.
Nuzzo, Roy Em.
Nuzzo, Roy Em.
Application Number:
JP2006507277A
Publication Date:
September 08, 2010
Filing Date:
March 17, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Lewis, Edward Elle.
Nuzzo, Roy Em.
Nuzzo, Roy Em.
International Classes:
A61B17/58; A61B17/70
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002330976A |
Foreign References:
| WO2000016710A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideto Asamura
Hajime Asamura
Yutaka Yoshida
Hajime Asamura
Yutaka Yoshida