DEVICE FOR CORRECTING THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device has two elastic plates and unit for fastening the plates to vertebral arches by means of two hooks placed under the arches on both sides of spinous process, two pins attached to corresponding hook with threaded connection and thrown over the hook with support given by its thrust journal for fastening arches in corresponding hook. The pins have restricting rest means. Connection strap is manufactured as a whole with elastic plate holders building U-shaped clamp having locking protrusions at pedicle ends turned inward. Plate holders are formed by clamp pedicles and locking protrusions. Elongated slot is available in clamp crossbar. The clamp is put over the pins via the elongated slot of the crossbar thrusting against restricting rest means of pins and connected to the pins by means of two nuts screwed over the corresponding pin from the external clamp side. Catching cells are produced in thrust journal of each hook for making additional fixation of the pins.

EFFECT: increased rigidity; fixation stability; accelerated operation process; reduced risk of traumatic complications.

2 cl, 3 dwg