US5733284A
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Device for anchoring spinal instrumentation on a vertebra
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-07-15
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Granted: 1998-03-31
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Expires: 2014-07-15
Abstract
Abstract A device for anchoring rachidian instrumentation on a vertebra, comprising at least one support, a carrier for coupling the instrumentation to the support and a structure for anchoring the support with respect to the vertebra, the support having a convex face shaped to conform to and lie against at least one portion of the concave surface of the posterior arch of the vertebra on one side of the spinous process of the vertebral column, and the anchoring structure rigidly linking at least two distinct parts of the support to at least two correspondingly distinct portions of the vertebra.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Raymond Martin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/70; A61B17/7062; A61B17/7067; A61B17/02; A61B17/025; A61B17/7001; A61B17/7002; A61B17/7019; A61B17/702; A61B17/7044; A61B17/7074; A61B17/7076; A61B17/7077; A61B17/7004; A61B17/7008; A61B17/7046; A61B17/7049; A61B17/7055; A61B2017/0256
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A device for anchoring spinal instrumentation onto a vertebra, comprising: at least one support plate having coupling means for coupling the instrumentation to said support plate, said support plate having a convex face shaped so as to conform to and bear against the concave surface of the vertebral posterior arch, anchoring means for anchoring said support plate with respect to the vertebra, and wherein a) the convex face of said at least one support plate extends facing at least one process or at least one sacral hole of the vertebra, b) said anchoring means comprising means for anchoring at least two distinct portions of said support plate onto at least two corresponding distinct parts of the vertebra selected from (i) the spincos process of the vertebra, (ii) a transverse process of the vertebra, (iii) a pedicle of the vertebra, and (iv) a sacral hole of the vertebra, c) said anchoring means further comprising means for anchoring said support plate onto at least one process or sacral hole of the vertebra, d) said anchoring means also comprising a claw, an encircling arrangement, or a flange surrounding said process for clamping onto said process.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
192 words
A device for anchoring spinal instrumentation onto a vertebra, comprising: at least one support plate having coupling means for coupling the instrumentation to said support plate, said support plate having a convex face shaped so as to conform to and bear against the concave surface of the vertebral posterior arch, anchoring means for anchoring said support plate with respect to the vertebra, and wherein a) the convex face of said at least one support plate extends facing at least one process or at least one sacral hole of the vertebra, b) said anchoring means comprising means for anchoring at least two distinct portions of said support plate onto at least two corresponding distinct parts of the vertebra selected from (i) the spincos process of the vertebra, (ii) a transverse process of the vertebra, (iii) a pedicle of the vertebra, and (iv) a sacral hole of the vertebra, c) said anchoring means further comprising means for anchoring said support plate onto at least one process or sacral hole of the vertebra, d) said anchoring means also comprising a claw, an encircling arrangement, or a flange surrounding said process for clamping onto said process.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as in claim 1 and wherein said anchoring means comprises means for anchoring said support plate onto the spinous process of the vertebra.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device as in claim 1 and wherein said anchoring means comprises means for anchoring said support plate onto at least one transverse process of the vertebra.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device as in claim 1 and wherein said anchoring means comprises means for anchoring said support plate with respect to at least one pedicle of the vertebra.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as in claim 1 and wherein said convex face has a shape corresponding to posterior face of the vertebral lamina.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device as in claim 1 and wherein said support covers a portion of the concave surface of the posterior arch of the vertebra on at least one side of the spinous process.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as in claim 2 and wherein said device includes two supports, one on each side of the spinous process.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as in claim 7 and wherein one of said supports carries said coupling means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as in claim 7 and wherein each of said supports carries coupling means for coupling the instrumentation to said support plate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as in claim 7 and wherein said two supports are linked to the spinous process by one anchoring means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
70 words
A device as in claim 1 and wherein said anchoring means comprises a hook having a free end and articulated about a spindle on said support plate, said hook including a clamping screw threadedly engaging said hook, said screw being supported on said support plate in such a manner that said hook is pivotable about said spindle in the direction in which said free end is clamped onto the vertebra.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as in claim 11 and including two of said hooks having mutually facing free ends clamped toward each other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device as in claim 1 and wherein the convex face of said support plate is formed of porous metal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as in claim 1 and wherein the convex face of said support plate is covered with a layer of hydroxy apatite.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2005-03-30 | 2005-09-29 | 2006-03-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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