Patent ID: 7713290
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae, the assembly comprising: a first vertebral screw comprising a shaft, the shaft comprising a threaded portion and an engaging portion, the threaded portion to threadingly engage the first vertebral screw with a vertebral body of a first vertebra, the engaging portion comprising an opening formed in a lateral surface of the shaft; a first connecting screw comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the first connecting screw to engage with the engaging portion of the first vertebral screw within the vertebral body of the first vertebra; a first horizontal connecting member to couple to a first end of the first vertebral screw and the second end of the first connecting screw external to the vertebral body of the first vertebra; a second vertebral screw comprising a shaft, the shaft comprising a threaded portion and an engaging portion, the threaded portion to threadingly engage the second vertebral screw with a vertebral body of a second vertebra, the engaging portion comprising an opening formed in a lateral surface of the shaft; a second connecting screw comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the second connecting screw to engage with the engaging portion of the second vertebral screw within the vertebral body of the second vertebra; a second horizontal connecting member to couple to a first end of the second vertebral screw and the second end of the second connecting screw external to the vertebral body of the second vertebra; and a vertical connecting member comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the vertical connecting member to couple to the first horizontal connecting member, the second end of the vertical connecting member to couple to the second horizontal connecting member.