Patent ID: 8951295
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A posterior spinal fastener for securing to a single vertebra of a mammalian body having a vertebral body and posterior elements that include a pedicle and for use with a fastening member comprising an elongate member adapted for insertion into the vertebra, the elongate member having an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the anterior portion being arcuate in shape for placement in the vertebral body, the posterior portion being substantially straight and being sufficiently elongated to extend through the pedicle so as to permit placement of the anterior portion in the vertebral body, at least a portion of the posterior portion being externally threaded for securing the elongate member within the posterior elements when the anterior portion is disposed in the vertebral body and the posterior portion having a head accessible outside of the posterior elements when the anterior portion is disposed in the vertebral body for coupling to the fastening member.