US Patent No: 8,100,955

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Orthopedic expansion fastener

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Abstract

Methods and devices are disclosed for treating the vertebral column. An integrated fixation plate and spacer having a retaining structure within the screw holes of the fixation plate to resist backout of screws attaching the fixation plate to the bone is provided. A movable joint may be provided between the fixation plate and spacer. In some embodiments, a screw hole insert is also provided to resist shear forces acting between the screw and fixation plate. In some embodiments, an integrated fixation plate and spacer system is provided, comprising two or more integrated fixation plate and spacer implants, wherein the fixation plates of each implant has a complementary configuration to allow attachment of the implants at adjacent intervertebral spaces. Alternative fixation systems are also contemplated.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.CARLSBAD, CA14

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blain, Jason Encinitas, CA 61 592
Martin, Greg Reno, NV 53 407

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. (17)
5,520,690 Anterior spinal polyaxial locking screw plate assembly 243 1995
5,643,265 Dynamic compression polyaxial locking screw plate assembly 147 1995
5,522,899 Artificial spinal fusion implants 461 1995
5,609,635 Lordotic interbody spinal fusion implants 484 1995
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
6,139,550 Skeletal plating system 260 1998
6,428,542 Single-lock anterior cervical plate 172 2000
6,383,186 Single-lock skeletal plating system 135 2000
6,652,525 Anterior implant for the spine 119 2000
6,730,127 Flanged interbody spinal fusion implants 136 2001
6,780,186 Anterior cervical plate having polyaxial locking screws and sliding coupling elements 84 2001
7,077,844 Segmentable skeletal plating system 45 2002
6,884,242 Anterior plating system and method 28 2002
2004/0230,192 Intervertebral linking device 102 2004
2005/0033,433 Implant having upper and lower extended members and method for use thereof 16 2004
2005/0192,576 Method for installing dynamic multilock anterior cervical plate system having detachably fastened and moveable segments 24 2005
 
SYNTHES USA, LLC (13)
5,053,036 Point contact bone compression plate 209 1990
5,275,601 Self-locking resorbable screws and plates for internal fixation of bone fractures and tendon-to-bone attachment 213 1991
5,501,684 Osteosynthetic fixation device 233 1994
5,810,823 Osteosynthetic bone plate and lock washer 89 1997
5,851,207 Freely separable surgical drill guide and plate 114 1997
6,206,881 Bone plate 98 1998
6,235,033 Bone fixation assembly 189 2000
6,623,486 bone plating system 138 2000
6,575,975 Bone fixation method 118 2001
6,645,209 Device for rotational stabilization of bone segments 17 2001
6,890,334 Bone fixation assembly 57 2003
2005/0049,593 Bone plate with captive clips 58 2003
7,232,464 Intervertebral implant 22 2004
 
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. (8)
5,676,666 Cervical spine stabilization system 216 1996
6,193,721 Multi-lock anterior cervical plating system 277 1998
6,454,769 System and method for stabilizing the human spine with a bone plate 201 1998
6,030,389 System and method for stabilizing the human spine with a bone plate 218 1998
5,904,683 Anterior cervical vertebral stabilizing device 206 1998
6,331,179 System and method for stabilizing the human spine with a bone plate 253 2000
6,890,335 Bone fixation device 38 2001
7,306,605 Anterior cervical plate 43 2003
 
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. (6)
2006/0235,403 Flanged interbody fusion device with locking plate 17 2006
2006/0235,409 Flanged interbody fusion device 17 2006
2006/0235,412 Side-biased orthopedic fastener retention 12 2006
2006/0235,518 Flanged interbody fusion device with fastener insert and retaining ring 14 2006
2006/0235,533 Flanged interbody fusion device with hinge 15 2006
2007/0055,252 Flanged interbody fusion device with oblong fastener apertures 6 2006
 
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. (5)
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5,397,364 Anterior interbody fusion device 370 1993
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
6,669,700 Anterior cervical plating system 96 2000
 
AESCULAP AG (4)
5,902,303 Pin-type holding element for an orthopaedic holding system 75 1998
6,117,173 Orthopaedic fixing system 52 1998
6,702,817 Locking mechanism for a bone screw 39 2002
6,645,208 Osteosynthesis plating apparatus and method with extension plate 50 2002
 
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. (4)
5,713,900 Apparatus for retaining bone portions in a desired spatial relationship 226 1996
5,954,722 Polyaxial locking plate 333 1997
6,302,883 Bone plate-ratcheting compression apparatus 61 1998
6,432,106 Anterior lumbar interbody fusion cage with locking plate 125 1999
 
AESCULAP II, INC. (3)
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2003/0187,442 Bone plate and screw retaining mechanism 42 2002
2004/0097,935 Bone plate and screw retaining mechanism 60 2003
 
DEPUY SPINE, INC. (3)
2005/0085,913 Spinal fixation plate 13 2004
2006/0122,604 LOCKING BONE SCREW AND SPINAL PLATE SYSTEM 14 2004
2006/0241,616 Bone Plate and Resilient Screw System Allowing Bi-Directional Assembly 10 2006
 
EBI, LLC (3)
6,602,256 Bone stabilization plate with a secured-locking mechanism for cervical fixation 86 2000
6,565,570 Bone plate and retractor assembly 107 2001
6,599,290 Anterior cervical plating system and associated method 133 2001
 
STRYKER SPINE (3)
6,306,136 Implant, in particular front cervical plate 181 2000
6,287,309 Screw and plate system for backbone osteosynthesis 83 2000
6,602,255 Bone screw retaining system 164 2000
 
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. (2)
6,626,907 Anterior cervical plate and fixation system 106 2001
2006/0200,147 Orthopedic plate system and method for using the same 11 2006
 
BLACKSTONE MEDICAL, INC. (2)
6,413,259 Bone plate assembly including a screw retaining member 234 2000
7,273,481 Bone plate assembly provided with screw locking mechanisms 30 2003
 
BRANTIGAN, W. JOHN DR.( CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE) (2)
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5,192,327 Surgical prosthetic implant for vertebrae 639 1991
 
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (2)
6,746,450 Spinal correction system 24 2002
7,481,830 Spinal correction system 6 2004
 
SPECIALIST PROPERTIES, LLC (2)
6,695,845 Method and apparatus utilizing interference fit screw shanks for nonmetallic spinal stabilization 79 2001
6,656,181 Method and device utilizing tapered screw shanks for spinal stabilization 125 2001
 
SURGICRAFT LIMITED (2)
4,904,261 Spinal implants 374 1988
6,579,290 Surgical implant and surgical fixing screw 128 2000
 
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) (2)
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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
 
ZIMMER GMBH (2)
4,917,704 Intervertebral prosthesis 207 1988
4,955,908 Metallic intervertebral prosthesis 296 1988
 
ACANTHA LLC (1)
6,261,291 Orthopedic implant assembly 139 1999
 
ALTUS PARTNERS, LLC (1)
2004/0087,951 Fastener retention system 56 2003
 
AMEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
5,304,179 System and method for installing a spinal fixation system at variable angles 84 1993
 
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
5,147,361 Vertebral connecting plate 263 1990
 
ATLAS SPINE, INC. (1)
2004/0210,217 Bone fixation plate 13 2003
 
CARDO MEDICAL, INC. (1)
2004/0181,227 System and method for attaching a bone plate to bone 5 2003
 
CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. (1)
5,616,144 Osteosynthesis plate system 167 1995
 
CORIN LIMITED (1)
2003/0171,753 SURGICAL IMPLANT 8 2002
 
CROSS MEDICAL PRODUCTS, LLC (1)
5,474,555 Spinal implant system 410 1994
 
GEISLER, FRED H. M.D., PH.D. (1)
6,231,610 Anterior cervical column support device 67 1999
 
HEGGENESS, MICHAEL (1)
5,558,674 Devices and methods for posterior spinal fixation 185 1993
 
HOWMEDICA LEIBINGER GMBH (1)
5,807,396 Bone plate with conical holes 89 1996
 
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (1)
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MEDEVELOP AB (1)
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MEDICINELODGE, INC. (1)
7,309,340 Method and apparatus for bone plating 8 2003
 
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC. (1)
6,001,130 Human spinal disc prosthesis with hinges 484 1997
 
NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG (1)
6,626,911 Threaded implant, and arrangement and method for such an implant 15 2001
 
NUVASIVE, INC. (1)
7,025,769 Surgical fixation system and related methods 19 2003
 
OHIO MEDICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC. (1)
4,892,545 Vertebral lock 182 1988
 
ORTHOPAEDIC BIOSYSTEMS LTD., INC. (1)
5,743,914 Bone screw 58 1996
 
OSTEOBIOLOGICS, INC. (1)
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OSTEOMED LLC (1)
5,925,048 Bone screw 32 1998
 
PERUMALA CORPORATION (1)
6,402,755 Plate system for bridging and stabilizing spaced apart bone segments 16 2000
 
PRECISION SURGERY, LTD. (1)
6,755,833 Bone support assembly 63 2001
 
R&B SURGICAL SOLUTIONS, LTD. (1)
5,888,223 Anterior stabilization device 217 1998
 
RSB SPINE LLC (1)
6,235,034 Bone plate and bone screw guide mechanism 268 1998
 
SCIENT'X (1)
6,235,059 Intersomatic setting and fusion system 135 1998
 
SCIENT'X SOCIETE A RESPONSABILITE LIMITEE (1)
6,306,139 Intervertebral connection device with an anti-extraction device to prevent extraction of anchoring screws 97 1999
 
SEPITEC FOUNDATION (1)
2007/0213,820 Spondylodesis Device 10 2004
 
SPHEROFIX AB (1)
5,735,853 Bone screw for osteosynthesis 198 1996
 
STRYKER IRELAND LIMITED (1)
5,665,089 Bone fixation system 84 1994
 
SYNTHES (U.S.A.), A PA PARTNERSHIP OF PAOLI (1)
5,269,784 Screw nut for plate osteosynthesis 181 1992
 
THEKEN SPINE, LLC (1)
7,001,389 Fixed and variable locking fixation assembly 63 2002
 
THEKEN SURGICAL (1)
6,342,055 Bone fixation system 144 1999
 
TRANS1 INC. (1)
2005/0149,191 Spinal mobility preservation apparatus having an expandable membrane 69 2004
 
TRIBUS, CLIFFORD (1)
6,461,359 Spine stabilization device 131 1999
 
ULRICH GROSS (1)
5,002,576 Intervertebral disk endoprosthesis 351 1989
 
ZIMMER DENTAL, INC. (1)
5,306,307 Spinal disk implant 299 1991
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (16)
4,349,921 Intervertebral disc prosthesis 762 1980
4,309,777 Artificial intervertebral disc 598 1980
4,401,112 Spinal fixator 422 1981
4,554,914 Prosthetic vertebral body 439 1983
4,599,086 Spine stabilization device and method 432 1985
5,057,111 Non-stress-shielding bone fracture healing device 145 1987
5,085,660 Innovative locking plate system 172 1990
5,458,641 Vertebral body prosthesis 308 1993
5,607,428 Orthopedic fixation device having a double-threaded screw 115 1995
5,931,838 Fixation assembly for orthopedic applications 136 1998
6,066,175 Fusion stabilization chamber 132 1998
5,951,558 Bone fixation device 135 1998
6,241,731 Plate and screw assembly for fixing bones 63 1999
6,503,250 Bone support assembly 107 2001
6,740,087 Spinal fusion instrumentation system 18 2001
6,682,563 Spinal fixation device 17 2002

Patent Citation Ranking

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TITAN SPINE, LLC (2)
8,403,991 Implant with critical ratio of load bearing surface area to central opening area 0 2011
8,435,302 Instruments and interbody spinal implants enhancing disc space distraction 0 2012
 
ZYGA TECHNOLOGY, INC. (2)
8,343,189 Method and apparatus for facet joint stabilization 0 2008
8,394,125 Systems and methods for facet joint treatment 0 2009

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