METHOD, FIXING MEMBER AND AUXILIARY MEMBER FOR CARRYING OUT VERTEBRAL COLUMN OSTEOSYNTHESIS AND STABILIZING VERTEBRAE IN PARTICULAR Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medicine; medical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device has at least one connection member shaped as rod, at least two fixing means each fixable on vertebra body. The means have fork-shaped head parts which two branches determine U-shaped receiving space for the connection member to fit into it. Head is, as a rule, saddle-shaped, has locking screw for screwing-in into receiving space for fixing the connection member between two fork-shaped head branches. The head is guiding member for independent locking piece usable for carrying out fixation on the head after having set connection member into head fork. The locking piece is usually U-shaped, its branches being engageable with fork-shaped head part branches and its bottom part having opening with internal thread engageable with the locking screw. The guiding member available on the head part is formed with arc-shaped flanges available on lateral external surfaces of fork-shaped area. Fixing member has fork head, two branches of which determine receiving space of strictly U-shaped form for receiving connection member. Head is, as a rule, saddle-shaped. It serves as guiding member for independent locking piece usable for carrying out fixation on the head after having set connection member into head fork. The locking piece is usually U-shaped, its branches being engageable with fork-shaped head part branches and its bottom part having opening with internal thread engageable with the blocking screw. The guiding means available on the head part is formed with arc-shaped flanges available on lateral external surfaces of fork-shaped area. Auxiliary member has two end pieces positionable in slots available on implant head part and a means for applying force to the rod for causing lateral or vertical displacement to allow rod to be positionable in the slot.

EFFECT: retained correction degree and final fixation and tightening of screws selected by surgeon during operation.

12 cl, 4 dwg