Patent ID: 6537276
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A pedicle attachment assembly comprising:an anchoring element having a head and a fastening portion to secure said anchoring element to a bone; a cage having a longitudinal axis extending between a first end and a second end, a seat for said head, said seat being adjacent said first end, an aperture at said first end and from which said fastening portion extends exterior to said cage when said head is in said seat, a threaded portion adjacent said second end, an opening for receiving a rod such that a rod received therein extends transversely to said longitudinal axis and is positioned above said head, said opening having a surface facing said second end of said cage, whereby a rod arranged in said opening is spaced from said surface; and a securing member threadedly engageable with said threaded portion above said rod for axial movement toward said first end.