Patent ID: 11937855
Assignee: APIFIX LTD
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A ratcheted spinal device, comprising:
a length member disposed in a housing, said length member having a length that protrudes out of said housing a variable amount, said length member and said housing together comprising a ratchet mechanism having an operative configuration allowing an increase in said amount said length member protrudes out of said housing and having ratchet teeth on said length member which are positioned within said housing such that no ratchet tooth on said length member extends outside of said housing and said increase in said amount said length member protrudes out of said housing does not necessarily cause a ratchet tooth on said length member to extend outside of said housing, each of said housing and said length member comprising a respective one of a plurality of polyaxial-joint attachment members for attachment to bone; and
a plurality of pedicle screws, each of said pedicle screws passing through and fixedly coupled to a respective one of said polyaxial-joint attachment members,
wherein each of said polyaxial-joint attachment members enables polyaxial rotation of a respective one of said pedicle screws and enables pivoting movement of said respective one of said pedicle screws about more than one pivoting axis.