Patent ID: 8702758
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A flexible spine fixing structure for fixing to a first vertebra and a second vertebra, comprising: a first joint element comprising a first protrusion and a first flange disposed on the first protrusion, wherein the first flange is a pin thread and only disposed on the end of the first protrusion; a second joint element comprising a receiving cavity, a block portion disposed in the receiving cavity, a second protrusion and a second flange, wherein the block portion has an aperture, the outer diameter of the first flange is larger than the inner diameter of the aperture but smaller than the inner diameter of the receiving cavity, only the inner side wall of the aperture is a female thread, and the first joint element is flexibly connected to the second joint element through the first flange being movably disposed within the receiving cavity; a first flexible element passing through the first joint element for fixing to the first vertebra; and a second flexible element passing through the second joint element for fixing to the second vertebra.