US 12,167,873 B2
Spinal fixation assembly
Joshua Stein, Montvale, NJ (US); Steven F. Krause, Oakland, NJ (US); Anthony J. Wirtel, III, Malvern, PA (US); and Charles L Bush, Jr., Wayne, NJ (US)
Assigned to Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed by Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/842,160.
Application 17/842,160 is a continuation of application No. 16/870,273, filed on May 8, 2020, granted, now 11,389,208.
Application 16/870,273 is a continuation of application No. 15/649,903, filed on Jul. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,687,859, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/362,690, filed on Jul. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0313322 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7041 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7011 (2013.01); A61B 17/7014 (2013.01); A61B 17/7025 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spinal rod assembly comprising:
a spinal rod,
a monolithic spinal rod reinforcer having two or more arms extending transverse to a main body, each arm having a coupling mechanism with a coupling channel adapted to receive the spinal rod,
a first pedicle screw having a first channel;
a second pedicle screw having a second channel, and
a third pedicle screw having a third channel configured to attach the main body of the spinal rod reinforcer to a vertebral body,
wherein the first pedicle screw and the second pedicle screw are configured to attach the spinal rod to the vertebral body, and the coupling mechanisms of the spinal rod reinforcer are attached to the spinal rod such that the spinal rod is received in the first and second channels and the coupling channels.