Patent ID: 6770075
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A spinal fixation system, comprising:a first anchor screw assembly comprising a first passage and a first screw, the first screw having a threaded portion configured to be screwed into a first vertebra; a second anchor screw assembly comprising a second passage and a second screw, the second screw having a threaded portion configured to be screwed into a second vertebra adjacent the first vertebra; an elongate member receivable in the first and second passages for stabilizing the first and second vertebra with respect to each other, the elongate member comprising an exposed portion extending between the first and second anchor screw assemblies; and a â€œCâ€  shaped spacer securable to the exposed portion of the elongate member by compressing the spacer onto the elongate member, the spacer having a length substantially similar to a length of the exposed portion of the elongate member for preventing the first and second anchor screw assemblies from moving substantially towards one another.