Patent ID: 6554830
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A surgical anchor for anchoring within a vertebral body using bonding cement, said anchor comprising:an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end; a passage extending at least partially through said body from said proximal end; at least one hole extending at least partially through said body and communicating with said passage; said passage and said at least one hole configured such that bonding cement is receivable in said passage at said proximal end, deliverable through said passage, through said at least one hole and into said vertebral body; and a plug member having first and second end walls and a side wall extending therebetween, said plug member being receivable about said elongated body such that said plug member is engagable with said vertebral body to substantially prevent movement of said proximal end of said elongated body relative to said vertebral body.