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Gravity Dependent Pedicle Screw Tap Hole Guide and Data Processing Device

  • US 20100076446A1
  • Filed: 09/21/2009
  • Published: 03/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for forming a hole in a pedicle, comprising:

  • an elongated element configured for partial advancement into a pedicle and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis; and

    a sensor fixed in a positional relationship relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongated instrument, the sensor being responsive to gravity to determine an angular difference between the longitudinal axis of the elongated instrument and an acting direction of gravity.

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