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US10238505B2 - Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs - Google Patents
US10238505B2
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This application is a Continuation-In-Part Application, for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120, of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/103,994, filed on May 9, 2011, which is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/054,335, filed on Mar. 24, 2008 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,972,363 B2, issued on Jul. 5, 2011), which is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 11/842,855, filed on Aug. 21, 2007 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,942,903, issued May 17, 2011), which is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 11/536,815, filed on Sep. 29, 2006 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,846,188 B2, issued Dec. 7, 2010), which is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 11/208,644, filed on Aug. 23, 2005 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,704,279 issued on Apr. 27, 2010), the entire contents of all of the above identified patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety and for which priority of each of the above-identified applications is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120.
This application also is a Continuation-In-Part Application, for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120, of application Ser. No. 13/084,543, filed on Apr. 11, 2011, which is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 11/842,855, filed on Aug. 21, 2007 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,942,903, issued May 17, 2011), which is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 11/536,815, filed on Sep. 29, 2006 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,846,188 B2, issued Dec. 7, 2010), which is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 11/208,644, filed on Aug. 23, 2005 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,704,279 issued on Apr. 27, 2010), the entire contents of all of the above identified patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety and for which priority of each of the above-identified applications is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120.
This application also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/451,582, filed on Mar. 10, 2011, U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/451,579, filed on Mar. 10, 2011, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/445,034, filed on Feb. 21, 2011, the entire contents of all of the above identified patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/084,543, filed on Apr. 11, 2011, Ser. No. 11/842,855, filed on Aug. 21, 2007, Ser. No. 11/536,815, filed on Sep. 29, 2006, and Ser. No. 11/208,644, filed on Aug. 23, 2005, each claim the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/670,231, filed on Apr. 12, 2005, and this application hereby incorporates the claim of priority to this provisional application under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) from the aforementioned intermediate applications (for which priority of each intermediate application is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120); and the entire contents of all of the above identified patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
an indentation in the top surface of the top wall extending between at least a portion of the first internal screw guide and the second internal screw guide, and
a hole extending into the top wall at an angle that is perpendicular to the top surface of the top wall and at a position that is located in the indentation between the first internal screw guide and the second internal screw guide,
a first screw having a first screw head and a first threaded body that is sized and configured to be inserted through the first internal screw guide;
a second screw having a second screw head and a second threaded body that is sized and configured to be inserted through the second internal screw guide; and
a screw locking mechanism positioned in the indentation of the intervertebral spacer and extending at least partially into the hole.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the screw locking mechanism comprises means for preventing the first and second screw from pulling out of the first and second internal screw guides.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the intervertebral spacer further defines:
a third internal screw guide having a third entry opening and a third exit opening, the third entry opening of the third internal screw guide formed in the top surface of the top wall and the third exit opening formed at least partially in the bottom surface of the top wall and at least partially in the first side surface of the top wall, and
a fourth internal screw guide having a fourth entry opening and a fourth exit opening, the fourth entry opening of the fourth internal screw guide formed in the top surface of the top wall and the fourth exit opening formed at least partially in the bottom surface of the top wall and at least partially in the second side surface of the top wall.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the screw locking mechanism comprises a narrow portion that is positioned in the hole and a wider portion that is positioned in the indentation, wherein the narrow portion extends from the wider portion into the hole.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hole is a circular hole.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the intervertebral spacer further defines:
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top wall is continuous with the first and second sidewalls.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the open space extends from an inner surface of the first sidewall to an inner surface of the second sidewall and extends from an inner surface of the top wall to an inner surface of the bottom wall.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, and further comprising means for facilitating integration and fusion with superior and inferior vertebral bodies.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the means is positioned at least partially on the first side surface of the top wall between the top surface of the top wall than the first exit opening.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first side surface of the top wall is patterned with a plurality of surface features to create a first rough side surface, wherein at least some of the plurality of surface features are positioned on the first side surface between the top surface of the top wall and the first exit opening.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the plurality of surface features are patterned all the way to the top surface of the top wall such that at least one or more of the surface features are positioned on the side surface of the top wall adjacent to the top surface of the top wall.
13. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first side surface of the top wall is patterned with a plurality of surface features to create a first rough side surface, wherein at least some of the plurality of surface features are positioned on the first side surface between the top surface of the top wall and each of the first and third exit openings, wherein the second side surface of the top wall is patterned with the plurality of surface features to create a second rough side surface, wherein at least some of the plurality of surface features are positioned on the second side surface between the top surface of the top wall and each of the second and fourth exit openings.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a diameter of the hole is smaller than a diameter of the first and second internal screw guides.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the open space extends continuously from the first sidewall to the second sidewall.
a tool for manipulating and inserting the spacer into the disc space between the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body to provide fusion of the first vertebral body to the second vertebral body via biological bone fusion and screw fusion, the tool comprising:
first and second gripper prongs positioned such that the first gripper prong engages the first slot of the spacer and the second gripper prong engages the second slot of the spacer when the tool engages the spacer; and
a screw guide for controlling a direction of the first screw and the second screw that are inserted into the first internal screw guide and the second internal screw guide of the spacer, wherein the screw guide is positioned between the plurality of prongs with distal ends of the prongs extending distally past the screw guide.
17. The apparatus of claim 1, and wherein the screw locking mechanism comprises titanium.
18. The apparatus of claim 1, and further comprising means for performing supplemental screw locking.
19. An intervertebral combination internal screw guide and fixation apparatus configured to be inserted into a disc space between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body and to provide fusion of the first vertebral body to the second vertebral body via biological bone fusion and screw fusion, the apparatus comprising:
a screw locking mechanism positioned in the indentation of the intervertebral spacer and extending at least partially into the hole, wherein the screw locking mechanism has a central portion sized and configured to be inserted in the hole and has first and second side portions extending perpendicular to the hole so as to engage the first and second screws and secure the first and second screws in position when the first and second screws are inserted into the first and second internal screw guides.
20. An intervertebral combination internal screw guide and fixation apparatus configured to be inserted into a disc space between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body and to provide fusion of the first vertebral body to the second vertebral body via biological bone fusion and screw fusion, the apparatus comprising:
a screw locking mechanism positioned in the indentation of the intervertebral spacer and extending at least partially into the hole, wherein the screw locking mechanism comprises a first curved portion extending toward the first internal screw guide in engaging contact with the first screw when the first screw is inserted in the first internal screw guide and a second curved portion extending toward the second internal screw guide in engaging contact with the second screw when the second screw is inserted in the second internal screw guide.
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