Rod for cervical vertebra and connecting system thereof

• US 6,958,065 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2003
• Issued: 10/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ueyama, Kazumasa, Sannohe, Akio, Echigoya, Naoki, Ina, Noriyuki, Oribe, Kazuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Philogene, Pedro
• Application Number:
  US10/382,504
• Publication Number:
  US 20030176863A1
• Time in Patent Office: 963 Days
• Field of Search: 606/61, 606/60, 606/69, 606/71, 606/72, 606/73, 606/53, 606/86, 403/391, 403/400
• US Class Current: 606/261
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/7002 Longitudinal elements, e.g. rods
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/7011 Longitudinal element being non-straight, e.g. curved, angled or branched adjustable length longitudinal elements A61B17/7014; A61B17/7019 takes precedence, e.g. coil springs
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/7037 wherein pivoting is blocked when the rod is clamped
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/7038 to a different extent in different directions, e.g. within one plane only
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/7041 with single longitudinal rod offset laterally from single row of screws or hooks A61B17/7044 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/7049 Connectors, not bearing on the vertebrae, for linking longitudinal elements together A61B17/7055, A61B17/7053, A61B17/7019 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/7055 connected to sacrum, pelvis or skull
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/80 Cortical plates , i.e. bone plates; Instruments for holding or positioning cortical plates, or for compressing bones attached to cortical plates

Abstract

A connector is provided with a first fastening member 55 having an engagement hole 53 freely engaging with a head portion of an implant 41 screwed and inserted to a body of vertebra and a fastening groove 57, a second fastening member 63 having an insertion hole 61 freely inserting a rod 49 therethrough and a fastening groove 65, and a fastening device 69 freely penetrating a through hole 59 crossing to the fastening groove 57 in the first fastening member 55 and a through hole 67 crossing to the fastening groove 65 in the second fastening member 63, and an angle adjusting and engaging portion is provided on connecting surfaces 55a and 63a between the first fastening member 55 and the second fastening member 63.

Claims

1. A cervical vertebra rod plate comprising:

a rod portion configured to be mounted to a cervical vertebra;

the rod portion comprising a single cylindrically-shaped member;

a symmetrically formed flat-shaped mounting portion extending from the rod portion and configured to be mounted to a cranium portion;

a plurality of mounting holes provided in the flat-shaped mounting portion;

the plurality of mounting holes comprising a first mounting hole and at least two second mounting holes;

the first mounting hole being arranged on a center axis of the rod portion; and

the second mounting holes being symmetrically arranged on opposite sides of the center axis.

2. A cervical vertebra rod plate according to claim 1, wherein the flat-shaped mounting portion is substantially fan shaped, and is inclined with respect to the rod portion.

3. A cervical vertebra rod plate comprising:

a rod portion configured to be mounted to a cervical vertebra;

a symmetrically formed flat-shaped mounting portion having an outwardly curved free end, an opposite end which extends from the rod portion, and angled left and right side edges extending between the free end and the opposite end;

the flat-shaped mounting portion comprising a plurality of mounting holes disposed between the angled left and right side edges;

a distance between the angled left and right side edges adjacent the opposite end being less than a distance between the angled left and right side edges adjacent the free end;

the flat-shaped mounting portion being configured to be mounted to a portion of a cranium via the plurality of mounting holes;

a first mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes being centrally disposed between the angled left and right side edges;

a second mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes being arranged between the angled left side edge and an axis extending through the rod portion; and

a third of the plurality of mounting holes being arranged between the angled right side edge and the axis extending through the rod portion,

wherein the second and third mounting holes are symmetrically arranged.

4. A cervical vertebra rod plate according to claim 3, wherein the flat-shaped mounting portion is angled with respect to the rod portion.