Patent ID: 8834531
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of providing spinal stabilization, comprising: inserting a first fixation assembly within a first vertebra, the first fixation assembly having a proximal receiving head and a bone-engaging portion; inserting a second fixation assembly within a second vertebra, the second fixation assembly having a proximal receiving head and a bone-engaging portion; positioning a spinal stabilization element within the proximal receiving heads of both the first and second fixation assemblies; and securing the spinal stabilization element within each of the proximal receiving heads; wherein, when each of the first and second fixation assemblies are inserted within the vertebra, the bone-engaging portion of each of the first and second fixation assemblies is angled away from a spinal canal extending, respectively, through the first and second vertebra, and the proximal receiving head of each fixation assembly is positioned along and above a midline of a patient's spinal column.