Selective axis anchor screw posterior lumbar plating system
First Claim
1. A spinal fixation system, comprising:
- a first anchor screw assembly comprising a first screw having a threaded portion, a first swing bolt pivotally coupled to the screw and comprising an intermediate region extending along a longitudinal axis of the swing bolt, a first clamp assembly comprising a first passage for receiving the first swing bolt therethrough, the intermediate region and the first passage having similar cross-sections, and a first fastener for securing the first clamp assembly on the first swing bolt;
a second anchor screw assembly comprising a second screw having a threaded portion, a second swing bolt pivotally coupled to the second screw and comprising an intermediate region extending along a longitudinal axis of the second swing bolt, a second clamp assembly comprising a second passage for receiving the second swing bolt therethrough, the intermediate region and the second passage having similar cross-sections, and a second fastener for securing the second clamp assembly on the swing bolt; and
a connecting member having a plurality of slots extending therethrough, wherein each of the first and second clamp assemblies are adapted to slidably engage one of said slots, and wherein said connecting member comprises a first segment extending in a first plane, and a second segment extending in a second plane, said first plane and said second plane defining a first connecting angle therebetween.
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Abstract
An anchor screw assembly includes a screw having a threaded portion and a head portion to which a swing bolt is pivotally coupled. A clamp assembly includes lower and upper clamp portions assembled into connecting beams that are securable on the swing bolt by a fastener. The clamp portions include first passages for receiving an intermediate region of the swing bolt therethrough to receivably retain the clamp assembly on the connecting beam and on the swing bolt. The head portion of the screw includes a shoulder, and the lower clamp portion has a seat that frictionally engages the shoulder when the clamp assembly is fully secured on the connecting beam and swing bolt, thereby securing the swing bolt relative to the screw. Multiple screw assemblies are screwed into adjacent vertebrae, and a connecting member is secured by the clamp assemblies between the anchor screw assemblies to stabilize the vertebrae. An optional cross-brace member interconnects two or more connecting members.
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27 Claims
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1. A spinal fixation system, comprising:
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a first anchor screw assembly comprising a first screw having a threaded portion, a first swing bolt pivotally coupled to the screw and comprising an intermediate region extending along a longitudinal axis of the swing bolt, a first clamp assembly comprising a first passage for receiving the first swing bolt therethrough, the intermediate region and the first passage having similar cross-sections, and a first fastener for securing the first clamp assembly on the first swing bolt;
a second anchor screw assembly comprising a second screw having a threaded portion, a second swing bolt pivotally coupled to the second screw and comprising an intermediate region extending along a longitudinal axis of the second swing bolt, a second clamp assembly comprising a second passage for receiving the second swing bolt therethrough, the intermediate region and the second passage having similar cross-sections, and a second fastener for securing the second clamp assembly on the swing bolt; and
a connecting member having a plurality of slots extending therethrough, wherein each of the first and second clamp assemblies are adapted to slidably engage one of said slots, and wherein said connecting member comprises a first segment extending in a first plane, and a second segment extending in a second plane, said first plane and said second plane defining a first connecting angle therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for stabilizing vertebrae relative to one another using a plurality of swing bolt anchor screws, each swing bolt anchor screw comprising a swing bolt pivotally coupled to a threaded portion, the vertebrae being disposed adjacent one another along a central spinal axis, the method comprising:
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screwing a threaded portion of a first swing bolt anchor screw into a first vertebra until a first pivot axis of the first swing bolt anchor screw has a predetermined orientation with respect to the spinal axis;
screwing a threaded portion of a second swing bolt anchor screw into a second vertebra adjacent the first vertebra until a second pivot axis of the second swing bolt anchor screw is substantially transverse to the first pivot axis;
placing a connecting member on the swing bolts of the first and second swing bolt anchor screws, the connecting member having at least one clamp member engaged in at least one slot through which at least one of the swing bolts extends, the connecting member extending at least between the first and second anchor screws and having at least a first segment in a first plane and a second segment in a second plane, with said first plane and said second plane defining a connecting angle therebetween; and
securing the at least one clamp member on at least one of the swing bolts of the first and second swing bolt anchor screws, thereby securing the connecting member to the at least one of the swing bolt anchor screws. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A spinal fixation system, comprising:
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a first pair of anchor screws, each of which is connected to a first connecting beam;
a second pair of anchor screws, each of which is connected to a second connecting beam;
a brace member interconnecting said first connecting beam and said second connecting beam. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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