US Patent No: 7,625,381
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System and method for stabilizing a portion of the spine
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Dec 1, 2009
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Sep 11, 2004
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10/938,376
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Abstract
Anatomically contoured anterior cervical plates with bone ingrowth surfaces, providing for intersegmental compressive preloading, and a rigid and locked interface to all of the bone screws, with those engaging the vertebrae deployed in highly convergent pairs. The bone screws have a tapered self-tapping leading end, an increasing root diameter with a generally constant outer diameter with a thread that is narrow and sharp throughout and an enlarged head portion capable of an interference fit to the receiving holes of the plate. Instrumentation consists of plate holders, a compression apparatus and a pilot hole forming device that interlocks with the plate. Methods for spinal compression and bone hole preparation are provided.
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| 5,531,746 Posterior spinal polyaxial locking lateral mass screw plate assembly | 193 | 1995 | |
| 5,643,265 Dynamic compression polyaxial locking screw plate assembly | 147 | 1995 | |
| 6,923,810 Frusto-conical interbody spinal fusion implants | 79 | 1995 | |
| 7,534,254 Threaded frusto-conical interbody spinal fusion implants | 21 | 1995 | |
| 5,984,967 Osteogenic fusion devices | 162 | 1996 | |
| 5,607,426 Threaded polyaxial locking screw plate assembly | 302 | 1996 | |
| 5,876,402 Anterior spinal polyaxial locking screw plate assembly having recessed retaining rings | 253 | 1996 | |
| 5,725,588 Acetabular cup having polyaxial locking screws | 61 | 1996 | |
| 5,782,830 Implant insertion device | 251 | 1996 | |
| 5,860,973 Translateral spinal implant | 252 | 1996 | |
| 5,776,199 Artificial spinal fusion implants | 284 | 1997 | |
| 6,139,550 Skeletal plating system | 260 | 1998 | |
| 6,364,880 Spinal implant with bone screws | 82 | 2000 | |
| 6,428,542 Single-lock anterior cervical plate | 172 | 2000 | |
| 6,592,586 Single-lock anterior cervical plating system | 108 | 2000 | |
| 6,383,186 Single-lock skeletal plating system | 135 | 2000 | |
| 7,077,844 Segmentable skeletal plating system | 45 | 2002 | |
| 6,916,320 Anterior cervical plate system | 69 | 2002 | |
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| 5,209,751 Spinal fixation system | 93 | 1992 | |
| 5,324,290 Anterior thoracolumbar plate | 184 | 1992 | |
| 5,364,399 Anterior cervical plating system | 400 | 1993 | |
| 5,423,826 Anterior cervical plate holder/drill guide and method of use | 231 | 1993 | |
| 5,545,163 Spinal fixation system | 57 | 1994 | |
| 5,620,443 Anterior screw-rod connector | 127 | 1995 | |
| 5,562,663 Implant interconnection mechanism | 188 | 1995 | |
| 5,578,034 Apparatus for preventing screw backout in a bone plate fixation system | 196 | 1995 | |
| 6,152,927 Anterior cervical plating system | 232 | 1999 | |
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| RE31628 Osteosynthetic pressure plate construction | 132 | 1979 | |
| 4,388,921 Device comprising a plate and screws for fastening a plate to a bone | 174 | 1981 | |
| 4,484,570 Device comprising an implant and screws for fastening said implant to a bone, and a device for connecting two separated pieces of bone | 409 | 1981 | |
| 4,493,317 Surgical compression plate and drill guide | 237 | 1981 | |
| 4,838,252 Osteosynthetic compression plate | 48 | 1986 | |
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| 5,053,036 Point contact bone compression plate | 209 | 1990 | |
| 5,151,103 Point contact bone compression plate | 163 | 1991 | |
| 5,275,601 Self-locking resorbable screws and plates for internal fixation of bone fractures and tendon-to-bone attachment | 213 | 1991 | |
| 5,300,074 Two-part angle plate | 65 | 1991 | |
| 5,601,553 Locking plate and bone screw | 390 | 1994 | |
| 5,733,287 Bone plate | 67 | 1996 | |
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| 4,863,475 Implant and method for production thereof | 46 | 1984 | |
| 4,573,458 Bone fixation plate | 56 | 1985 | |
| 4,959,065 Bone plate with positioning member | 80 | 1989 | |
| 5,019,079 Bone screw | 100 | 1989 | |
| 5,167,662 Temporary clamp and inserter for a posterior midline spinal clamp | 98 | 1992 | |
| 5,534,027 Method for providing a barrier to the advancement of wear debris in an orthopaedic implant assembly | 86 | 1994 | |
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| 5,676,666 Cervical spine stabilization system | 216 | 1996 | |
| 6,193,721 Multi-lock anterior cervical plating system | 277 | 1998 | |
| 6,030,389 System and method for stabilizing the human spine with a bone plate | 218 | 1998 | |
| 6,620,163 Anterior cervical plating system and bone screw | 114 | 2000 | |
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| D402032 Neuro gap plate for osteosynthesis | 69 | 1996 | |
| D406646 Neuro sub-temporal plate for osteosynthesis | 62 | 1996 | |
| 5,702,396 Osteosynthesis plate | 115 | 1996 | |
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| 5,071,437 Artificial disc | 495 | 1990 | |
| 5,261,910 Apparatus for maintaining spinal elements in a desired spatial relationship | 150 | 1992 | |
| 5,954,722 Polyaxial locking plate | 333 | 1997 | |
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| 4,961,740 V-thread fusion cage and method of fusing a bone joint | 563 | 1988 | |
| 5,190,544 Modular femoral fixation system | 168 | 1991 | |
| 5,681,311 Osteosynthesis apparatus | 264 | 1995 | |
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| 5,129,899 Bone fixation apparatus | 165 | 1991 | |
| 5,348,026 Osteoinductive bone screw | 75 | 1992 | |
| 5,458,653 Prosthetic implants with bioabsorbable coatings | 68 | 1993 | |
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| 4,733,657 Apparatus for aligning a spinal column having damaged vertebrae | 56 | 1985 | |
| 4,957,495 Device for setting the spinal column | 168 | 1988 | |
| 5,478,340 Vertebral column implant and repositioning instrument | 34 | 1993 | |
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| 5,443,467 Bone screw | 387 | 1994 | |
| 5,545,165 Anchoring member | 165 | 1994 | |
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| 5,052,373 Spinal retractor | 227 | 1990 | |
| 5,616,144 Osteosynthesis plate system | 167 | 1995 | |
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| 5,108,395 Implant for anterior dorsolumbar spinal osteosynthesis, intended for the correction of kyphoses | 164 | 1990 | |
| 5,395,371 Spinal fixation system | 93 | 1993 | |
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| 5,127,912 Sacral implant system | 338 | 1990 | |
| 5,300,073 Sacral implant system | 144 | 1992 | |
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| 5,234,430 Orthopedic fixation screw and method | 113 | 1991 | |
| 5,456,685 Interference screw having a tapered back root | 144 | 1994 | |
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| 5,487,743 Anterior dorso-lumbar spinal osteosynthesis instrumentation for the correction of kyphosis | 47 | 1994 | |
| 6,193,719 Threaded clamping plug for interconnecting two implants of a spinal osteosynthesis instrumentation or other implants | 34 | 1999 | |
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| 4,338,926 Bone fracture prosthesis with controlled stiffness | 98 | 1980 | |
| 5,127,914 Osteosynthesis means for the connection of bone fracture segments | 85 | 1990 | |
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| 4,563,489 Biodegradable organic polymer delivery system for bone morphogenetic protein | 216 | 1984 | |
| 4,596,574 Biodegradable porous ceramic delivery system for bone morphogenetic protein | 233 | 1984 | |
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| 5,234,431 Bone plate arrangement | 167 | 1992 | |
| 5,380,327 Device for connecting bone fragments by means of a bone plate | 32 | 1993 | |
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| 5,545,164 Occipital clamp assembly for cervical spine rod fixation | 90 | 1994 | |
| 5,545,166 Spinal segmental reduction derotational fixation system | 97 | 1994 | |
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| 4,917,704 Intervertebral prosthesis | 207 | 1988 | |
| 4,955,908 Metallic intervertebral prosthesis | 296 | 1988 | |
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| 5,562,672 Tapered bone screw with continuously varying pitch | 66 | 1994 | |
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| 5,000,166 Implant kit for stabilizing regions of a spine | 90 | 1989 | |
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| 4,542,539 Surgical implant having a graded porous coating | 209 | 1984 | |
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| 5,147,361 Vertebral connecting plate | 263 | 1990 | |
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| 5,290,288 Multi-function device for the osteosynthesis of rachis | 79 | 1991 | |
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| 5,569,251 Implant device and method of installing | 65 | 1994 | |
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| 5,084,051 Layered surgical biocomposite material | 172 | 1988 | |
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| 4,414,781 Turbine sander | 73 | 1981 | |
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| 5,876,446 Porous prosthesis with biodegradable material impregnated intersticial spaces | 74 | 1996 | |
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| 5,108,399 Device for osteosynthesis and process for producing it | 191 | 1989 | |
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| 4,743,256 Surgical prosthetic implant facilitating vertebral interbody fusion and method | 569 | 1987 | |
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| 4,488,543 Device for osteosynthesis of fractures of the extremities of the femur | 154 | 1983 | |
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| 5,217,497 Apparatus for use in the treatment of spinal disorders | 180 | 1991 | |
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| 5,527,314 Spinal fixation system | 137 | 1993 | |
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| 5,662,652 Bone surgery holding apparatus | 105 | 1995 | |
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| 5,520,687 Low profile spine fixation system | 13 | 1994 | |
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| 4,898,161 Forceps for pushing apart vertebrae | 93 | 1987 | |
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| 4,950,270 Cannulated self-tapping bone screw | 254 | 1989 | |
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| 6,610,099 Fixture and prosthesis including the same | 9 | 1997 | |
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| 5,558,674 Devices and methods for posterior spinal fixation | 185 | 1993 | |
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| 5,531,554 Self-retaining means for fasteners particularly screws | 33 | 1994 | |
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| 5,549,612 Osteosynthesis plate system | 243 | 1994 | |
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| 5,899,904 Compression locking vertebral body screw, staple, and rod assembly | 92 | 1998 | |
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| 5,211,664 Shell structure for bone replacement | 79 | 1992 | |
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| 5,468,242 Form-fitting mesh implant | 119 | 1993 | |
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| 5,013,313 Device for fixation of part on a support, especially of an implant on a bone | 26 | 1989 | |
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| 5,772,437 Securing element | 21 | 1995 | |
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| 5,527,310 Modular pelvic fixation system and method | 29 | 1994 | |
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| 4,409,833 Diaphragm manometer | 96 | 1981 | |
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| 4,896,661 Multi purpose orthopedic ratcheting forceps | 94 | 1988 | |
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| 5,380,324 Implantable device for straightening and fixing vertebrae | 37 | 1993 | |
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| 5,888,223 Anterior stabilization device | 217 | 1998 | |
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| 6,235,034 Bone plate and bone screw guide mechanism | 268 | 1998 | |
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| 4,957,496 Slotted slide plate assembly for osteosynthesis | 34 | 1989 | |
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| 4,781,183 Surgical prosthesis | 88 | 1986 | |
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| 5,380,328 Composite perforated implant structures | 138 | 1993 | |
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| 5,735,853 Bone screw for osteosynthesis | 198 | 1996 | |
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| 6,022,350 Bone fixing device, in particular for fixing to the sacrum during osteosynthesis of the backbone | 268 | 1997 | |
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| 6,102,951 Mounting system for metallic support shells | 30 | 1998 | |
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| 5,487,741 Bone plate | 57 | 1993 | |
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| 4,651,724 Bone joining plate | 153 | 1986 | |
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| 4,628,923 Axial compression device | 45 | 1983 | |
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| 5,405,391 Fusion stabilization chamber | 142 | 1993 | |
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| 6,342,055 Bone fixation system | 144 | 1999 | |
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| 4,923,471 Bone fracture reduction and fixation devices with identity tags | 123 | 1989 | |
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| 5,429,639 Spine fixator for holding a vertebral column | 201 | 1994 | |
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| 5,735,899 Low profile intraosseous anterior spinal fusion system and method | 128 | 1996 | |
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| 4,503,848 Osteosynthesis plate | 177 | 1982 | |
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| 4,683,108 Locking screw apparatus and method for underwater remote replacement | 11 | 1985 | |
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| 4,929,247 Bone compression and distraction device | 26 | 1988 | |
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| 5,492,442 Bone screw with improved threads | 64 | 1994 | |
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| 5,306,307 Spinal disk implant | 299 | 1991 | |
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| 4,599,086 Spine stabilization device and method | 432 | 1985 | |
| 4,794,918 Bone plate arrangement | 161 | 1986 | |
| 5,041,113 Stabilization member for stabilizing bones | 154 | 1990 | |
| 5,085,660 Innovative locking plate system | 172 | 1990 | |
| 5,180,381 Anterior lumbar/cervical bicortical compression plate | 247 | 1991 | |
| 5,250,048 Stabilizing element for osteosynthesis of bone fragments, especially for the fixation of bone fractures | 28 | 1992 | |
| 5,397,363 Spinal stabilization implant system | 137 | 1992 | |
| 5,338,197 Dental implant having cutting means | 45 | 1993 | |
| 5,478,348 Medical sharp apparatus with means for rendering it safe after use | 21 | 1994 | |
| 5,616,142 Vertebral auxiliary fixation device | 198 | 1994 | |
| 5,662,655 Osteosynthesis plate-staple | 87 | 1995 | |
| 5,582,612 Vertebral fixing and retrieving device having centrally two fixation | 99 | 1995 | |
| 5,672,175 Dynamic implanted spinal orthosis and operative procedure for fitting | 401 | 1996 | |
| 5,849,012 Surgical clamping assemblies and methods of use | 40 | 1996 | |
| 5,879,389 Medical substituting element for hard tissues and artificial joint | 64 | 1996 | |
| 5,755,796 Prosthesis of the cervical intervertebralis disk | 207 | 1996 | |
| 5,718,705 Internal fixation plate | 94 | 1996 | |
| 5,676,703 Spinal stabilization implant system | 190 | 1996 | |
| 5,766,254 Spinal stabilization implant system | 146 | 1996 | |
| 5,868,749 Fixation devices | 95 | 1997 | |
| 6,123,709 Bone buttress plate and method of using same | 70 | 1997 | |
| 5,931,838 Fixation assembly for orthopedic applications | 136 | 1998 | |
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