Patent ID: 7678137
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A pedicle screw system comprising: a spinal rod; a pedicle screw having a pedicle screw head and a pedicle screw shaft; a pedicle screw coupling head for holding a spinal rod relative to the pedicle screw, the coupling head comprising: wherein the first portion of the body is longer than the second portion of the body so that the channel has an opening that forms an acute or obtuse first angle relative to the pedicle screw bore; wherein the set screw engages the spinal rod at an acute or obtuse second angle relative to the opening of the channel; wherein the second end of the pedicle screw bore includes an elongated slot configured to allow the body to pivot relative to the pedicle screw shaft in an arc perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a spinal rod received in the channel.