EP 2063795 A1 20090603 - SPINAL ROD EXTENDERS AND METHODS OF USE
Title (en)
SPINAL ROD EXTENDERS AND METHODS OF USE
Title (de)
WIRBELSÄULENSTANGEN-STRECKER UND ANWENDUNGSVERFAHREN
Title (fr)
EXTENSEURS DE TIGE RACHIDIENNE ET SES PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2007077060 W 20070829
- US 46900606 A 20060831
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2008027940A1] A spinal rod assembly may be formed by attaching an extension portion onto a spinal rod (R) that extends along a longitudinal axis. The extension portion may include a rod coupler (22) that attaches to the spinal rod with a first coupling (26) that includes a first degree of rotational freedom and a first degree of translational freedom in positioning the rod coupler relative to the spinal rod along the longitudinal axis. The extension portion may further include an extender rod (24) including an elongated rod body that may be secured to the rod coupler using a second coupling (38) that includes at least a second degree of rotational freedom in positioning the extender rod relative to the rod coupler about an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The extension portion accepts a spinal rod laterally and may therefore be assembled in situ to a spinal rod that has been previously secured to vertebral bodies in a patient.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/70 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
A61B 17/70 (2013.01 - KR); A61B 17/705 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61F 2/44 (2013.01 - KR); A61F 2/4425 (2013.01 - KR)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2008027940A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2008027940 A1 20080306; AU 2007289258 A1 20080306; BR PI0716086 A2 20131001; CN 101511289 A 20090819; EP 2063795 A1 20090603; KR 20090043569 A 20090506; RU 2009107996 A 20101010
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2007077060 W 20070829; AU 2007289258 A 20070829; BR PI0716086 A 20070829; CN 200780032161 A 20070829; EP 07814527 A 20070829; KR 20097005496 A 20090317; RU 2009107996 A 20070829