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Spinal correction system with multi-stage locking mechanism

Invented by: Trace R. Cawley
Boca Raton, FL

John R. Pepper
Cheshire, CT

Doris Blake
Delray Beach, FL Applicant: Name City State Country Type Cawley

Originally Assigned to: US Spine, Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT Family ID: 1000001309073
[Now assigned to . . .]

Issued:2015-09-01
Filed:2010-09-07
Application No:12876975
Examined by:Philogene; Pedro

In a rod fixation system of the type used to treat various spinal conditions, the same fastener is used to lock both a polyaxial screw and a rod in position. A spinal correction device according to the invention, adapted for use with a rod and a polyaxial screw having a ball-shaped head and a threaded end, comprises a head-body and a cap. The head-body includes a lower internal cavity to receive the ball-shaped head of the screw, an upper bore to receive a fixation rod therethrough, and an upper end configured to receive the cap. The head-body and the cap are configured such that a first rotation of the cap locks the polyaxial screw in position, and a second rotation of the cap locks the rod in position. In the preferred embodiment, the head-body includes one or more gaps to facilitate flexion of the head-body as a rotational torque is placed on the cap. The gap or gaps may be horizontal, vertical or other angles relative to the axis of the entrapped rod.

[pdf] U.S. Pat. No. 9,119,673

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