US Patent No: 6,884,241

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Spinal assembly plate

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Abstract

A spinal assembly plate. The plate can have an uninterrupted passage to accommodate a portion of a vertebral screw there through at a non-predetermined location of the plate. An apparatus can be included with sidewalls to secure the plate there between. Another apparatus can be included with a face having a frictional character to longitudinally stabilize the apparatus to the plate. A spinal assembly can be included having a vertebral screw, a spinal plate, an apparatus to secure the vertebral screw, and a connector brace to stabilize the plate. In a method of the invention, a vertebral screw can be placed through an opening of a connector brace and into a vertebral body of a patient wherein the brace includes sidewalls to stabilize a spinal plate.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
CHOICE SPINE, LPBEVERLY HILLS, CA9

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bertranou, Patrick P Beverly Hills, CA 1 23
Leroy, Jean Yves Beaurains, FR 1 23

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC. (2)
5,129,899 Bone fixation apparatus 165 1991
5,584,887 Percutaneous screw adapter 72 1992
 
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. (1)
4,790,297 Spinal fixation method and system 141 1987
 
SPECIALIST PROPERTIES, LLC (1)
6,645,207 Method and apparatus for dynamized spinal stabilization 274 2001
 
VERTEBRAL SYSTEMS, LLC (1)
5,486,176 Angled bone fixation apparatus 92 1994
 
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. (1)
5,676,666 Cervical spine stabilization system 216 1996

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. (5)
7,691,131 Intervertebral connecting device 9 2002
7,811,311 Screw with deployable interlaced dual rods 24 2004
7,789,899 Bone anchorage screw with built-in hinged plate 3 2004
8,353,937 Spinal stabilization systems and methods 0 2007
8,372,116 Systems and devices for dynamic stabilization of the spine 0 2009
 
LDR MEDICAL (4)
7,507,248 Spinal osteosynthesis device and preparation method 7 2002
8,221,457 Progressive approach osteosynthesis device and preassembly method 0 2002
8,162,988 Plate for osteosynthesis device and method of preassembling such device 1 2002
8,343,219 Intersomatic cage, intervertebral prosthesis, anchoring device and implantation instruments 1 2008
 
KYPHON SARL (3)
7,648,520 Pedicle screw assembly 23 2004
7,524,323 Subcutaneous support 9 2004
7,618,418 Plate system for minimally invasive support of the spine 2 2004
 
N SPINE, INC. (3)
7,763,052 Method and apparatus for flexible fixation of a spine 28 2004
7,815,665 Adjustable spinal stabilization system 28 2004
7,988,710 Spinal stabilization device 2 2007
 
THEKEN SPINE, LLC (3)
7,967,826 Connector transfer tool for internal structure stabilization systems 1 2004
7,905,907 Internal structure stabilization system for spanning three or more structures 4 2004
7,618,442 Implant assembly and method for use in an internal structure stabilization system 17 2004
 
ABDOU, SAMY, DR. (1)
7,704,271 Devices and methods for inter-vertebral orthopedic device placement 6 2006
 
DEPUY SPINE, INC. (1)
8,034,085 Non-fusion spinal correction systems and methods 0 2004
 
MUHANNA, M.D., NABIL L. (1)
7,867,239 Vertebral plating system 0 2006
 
N-SPINE (1)
7,993,370 Method and apparatus for flexible fixation of a spine 0 2005
 
SYNTHES USA, LLC (1)
7,867,256 Device for dynamic stabilization of bones or bone fragments 1 2007

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