Title:
INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR STABILIZATION OF BONY STRUCTURES
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010264256
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide minimally invasive techniques and instruments for stabilizing a bony structure in an animal subject.
The device for use in a surgical procedure on an animal subject includes a pair of anchors 240a and 240b secured to the animal subject, an installation instrument 220 related to the pair of anchors and movable in a fixed geometrical relationship with respect to the pair of anchors, and a connecting element 290 coupled to the installation instrument, wherein the installation instrument moves the connecting element into a position more proximate to the pair of anchors.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Inventors:
JUSTIS JEFF R
SHERMAN MICHAEL C
FOLEY KEVIN T
SHERMAN MICHAEL C
FOLEY KEVIN T
Application Number:
JP2010149625A
Publication Date:
November 25, 2010
Filing Date:
June 30, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC
International Classes:
A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/16; A61B17/88; A61B17/90; A61B17/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH10248855A | 1998-09-22 |
Foreign References:
| US4957495A | 1990-09-18 | |||
| DE19726754A1 | 1999-02-04 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Kazuo Shamoto
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Yasuko Tagami
Kazuo Shamoto
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Yasuko Tagami