WO2010059881A2 - Ensemble de fixation osseuse - Google Patents

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WO2010059881A2
WO2010059881A2 PCT/US2009/065223 US2009065223W WO2010059881A2 WO 2010059881 A2 WO2010059881 A2 WO 2010059881A2 US 2009065223 W US2009065223 W US 2009065223W WO 2010059881 A2 WO2010059881 A2 WO 2010059881A2
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Brett Babat
John Kapitan
Martijn Heikens
John J. Souza
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John Kapitan
Martijn Heikens
Souza John J
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/56—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
    • A61B17/58—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws, setting implements or the like
    • A61B17/68—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin
    • A61B17/70—Spinal positioners or stabilisers ; Bone stabilisers comprising fluid filler in an implant
    • A61B17/7055—Spinal positioners or stabilisers ; Bone stabilisers comprising fluid filler in an implant connected to sacrum, pelvis or skull

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  • Bone fixation methods and assemblies are known in the art.
  • screw locking mechanisms that include one or more bone screws and a fixation means (for example, another screw, a plate, or a flange) that engages with or extends over at least a portion of one or more bone screws to fix them in place.
  • a fixation means for example, another screw, a plate, or a flange
  • the present invention also provides methods for connecting and simultaneously locking together two or more fixation elements.
  • the methods involve securement of at least one of the fixation elements to a structure, such as a bone, prior to its engagement with a connector, followed by engagement of the secured fixation element with the connector, followed by actuation of a locking means to simultaneously lock the engaged fixation elements together with the connector.
  • the methods involve the securement of two or more fixation elements, each secured to either the same or to different structures, prior to their engagement with a connector.
  • the methods involve the engagement of the two or more fixation elements with the connector and the actuation of a locking means to simultaneously lock the engaged fixation elements together with the connector wherein at least one of the engaged and locked fixation elements is not secured to a structure.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a portion of an embodiment of a fixation assembly that includes a connector and a locking means that includes a conical nut.
  • FIG.2 illustrates a different embodiment of a fixation assembly that includes a connector a locking means that includes a conical nut and two fixation elements.
  • FIG.4 illustrates views of the fixation assembly shown in FIG. 2, wherein panels A and B show alternate side plan view of the assembly, panel C shows a bottom plan view, panel E shows a top plan view, and panel D shows a cut away top plan view of the two blades of the connector revealing the locking elements.
  • FIG.5 illustrates in panels A and B engaged and blown apart views of yet a different embodiment of the fixation assembly, panel B showing the detail of the threaded conical nut and locking elements 3333, 334, and 335 of the locking means above the connector and the rod and screw fixation elements.
  • FIG.6 illustrates in panels A through D a progression of views from blown apart to engaged components of yet a different embodiment of the fixation assembly, panel B showing the detail of the threaded conical nut and locking elements 433 and 435 of the locking means by the connector and the rod fixation element and above the screw fixation elements.
  • the present invention provides a fixation assembly that connects and locks together two or more fixation elements when a locking means is actuated.
  • the fixation assembly includes at least one connection means adapted to engage with the fixation elements to connect them to one another.
  • the fixation assembly also includes two or more fixation elements, each comprising a securement means for securing the fixation element to a structure and an attachment means for engaging the fixation element with the connection means.
  • the fixation assembly includes a locking means that is actuated after engagement of the fixation elements with the connection means to simultaneously lock the fixation elements in place relative to one another and to the connection means.
  • fixation assembly is useful for connecting and locking together multiple fixation elements that include, for example, two or more bone screws that are secured in bone.
  • some embodiments of the disclosed fixation assembly are particularly useful where the bone screws are secured each to the same bone or to different bones and are oriented along axes that are not parallel, i.e., their angulation varies relative to a selected axis.
  • some embodiments of the disclosed fixation assembly are adapted to engage with each of these poiyaxialiy oriented screws to effectively connect and lock them with a connector using a single remote locking means.
  • the connector may be further connected with another structure, assembly or device via a fixation element that is not connected directly to bone, such as for example, a rod that is suitable for engagement with two or more of a series of devices such as one or a combination of fixation assemblies according to this disclosure and known bone anchor or attachment devices already known in the art.
  • a fixation element that is not connected directly to bone
  • the connection means for engaging with one or more bone screws placed in the pelvis the secured screws may be connected to a rod that is part of a spinal construct, thereby linking and locking the spinal construct to the pelvis, wherein the rod is engaged with the fixation assembly as a fixation element according to one or more of the embodiments herein described.
  • connection means is a connector that has movable portions that can be adjusted so as to engage with each of the secured fixation elements and then locked into place upon actuation of the locking means.
  • connection of fixation elements may be used and connected together using one or a series of fixation assemblies according to the instant invention.
  • two screws may be positioned within bone on one side of a gap or disc space and connected with a connection means such as a rod or plate and then interconnected across the space to another one or more fixation assembly via connection means components or one or more fixation elements that engage with structures other than bone.
  • a connection means such as a rod or plate
  • fixation assembly is useful where the bone screws are secured the same bone or to different bones and are oriented along axes that are not parallel and may be separated by either or both a variable lateral or vertical distance.
  • the fixation assembly is adapted to accommodate polyaxially oriented screws and to adjust to accommodate screws that are spaced at other than fixed distances from one another.
  • two or more screws converging or diverging in one or more planes may be placed in the iliac wing and then locked together.
  • the bone fixation assembly includes, but is not limited to, a connector adapted with a receiving bore to engage one or a plurality of fixation elements
  • fixation elements may be selected from, for example, bone screws, connecting rods, posts, loops, hooks, and combinations of these
  • a locking means that includes for example, a conical screw or nut, a twist lock screw or nut, a cam mechanism, or a snap fit nut. that is adapted to engage with the connector.
  • the locking means upon engagement of all of the fixation elements with the connector, the locking means is actuated to connect and lock the assembly.
  • the connector may also include components adapted for engagement with one or more structures and may comprise engagement elements selected from threaded receivers, acceptors, connecting rods, posts, loops, hooks, and combinations of these. Actuation of the locking means displaces locking elements selected from one or a combination of friction blocks and flexors toward and against the fixation elements to effectively lock the fixation elements relative to the connector and to each other.
  • any fixation assembly component will have acceptable compatibility for its use, such as biocompatibility, and may be selected from a wide variety of metal, non metal and combinations of these that are known in the art. It will also be appreciated that with respect to the various components there may be a variety of fasteners and connectors between them, including rods, blockers, rods with one or more eyelets, spheres, threaded, tapered or cylindrical feature, that mate with other components and other fastener types as described herein. And it will be appreciated that various components may be made as unitary or monolithic structures or they may be multipart components that are connected to one another by a variety of means.
  • connection means fixation elements and locking means
  • subcomponents of these may be made in unitary, multi component forms that may be connected by a variety of means and may be made of one or a combination of suitable materials.
  • FIG. 2 one embodiments of a fixation assembly 200 is depicted wherein each of the components is shown engaged with the others.
  • FIG. 5 another embodiment of a fixation assembly 300 is depicted wherein each of the components is shown in panel A engaged with the others and in panel B disengaged from the others.
  • the connection means is a connector 320 in the form of a planar plate having three fixed and radially oriented equally spaced apart blades or arms.
  • the depicted embodiment also includes three fixation elements including two screws 340 and one rod 360.
  • the locking means includes a threaded and conical nut 380.
  • FIGS. 1-4 and 6 depict alternate embodiments of fixation assemblies, each showing varied examples of the connection means, locking means and fixation elements, as more fully described herein.
  • the depicted connector 220 includes a pair of substantially planar blades 222 and 224 and a post component 230 suitable for engagement or attachment with another device or structure.
  • Each of the planar blades 222 and 224 is adapted for engagement with an attachment means of a fixation element.
  • the attachment means of each of the fixation elements 240 is a substantially spherical head 246 that is attached through a bore 226 in the connector 220.
  • the bore 226 is sized to accommodate the spherical head 246 and allows it to rotate within the bore 226 such that the axial position of the fixation element 240 varies relative to the axis of the bore 226.
  • the connector 220 is adapted to accommodate two attached fixation elements 240 in varied orientations relative to one another, and allows adjustment of the position of the connector so as to engage with each of the fixation elements 240 and then fix its position relative to the fixation elements 240 upon actuation of the locking means.
  • the connector 220 includes a locking seat 228 for receiving the locking means, depicted as a conical nut 280, and locking elements 233 and 235 which are in operative communication with the locking seat 228, whereby, upon engagement of the threaded conical nut 280 in the locking seat 228 the locking elements 233 and 235 are displaced into contact with the attachment means 246 of the fixation elements 240 to lock the fixation assembly 200.
  • the locking elements 233 and 235 as depicted in Figure 4 are movable components that are formed with the connector and move within a channel between the locking seat and the bore for receiving a fixation element. According to this embodiment, actuation of the locking means by insertion of the conical nut into the locking seat displaces the locking elements toward and into contact with the attachment means of the fixation elements to lock the fixation assembly.
  • the locking elements 126 are immobile elements that are integral with or integrated with the connector and have a open web or lattice form.
  • actuation of the locking means by insertion of the conical nut 180 into the locking seat 124 deforms the locking elements 126, displacing them toward and into contact with the attachment means of the fixation elements 140 and 160 to lock the fixation assembly 100.
  • a connector may have a different form that is not a plate.
  • the connecting element may be a rod or a plate that tapers into a rod.
  • a connector need not be substantially planar, and may have an arcuate shape or a wave shape, or a combination of planar and arcuate portions, wherein an arcuate connector or connector portion may have radius of curvature that is suitable for a selected use, such as for connection of multiple fixation elements along an anatomical structure that is curved and may curve or angle in more than one plane. While the various embodiments of the connector are shown to have arm like extensions, these are not intended to be limiting. The shapes, lengths and orientations of the portions of a connector which engage with each fixation element may vary.
  • the adaptation for engagement with a fixation element may also vary.
  • the bore may have an internal surface that has a cylindrical, spherical, conical, hexagonal, pentagonal or other polygonal shape.
  • the shapes of the bore surface and of the attachment means of a fixation element are complimentary and in other embodiments they are not.
  • the bore may be adapted with at least one collet or bushing that may be continuous or that is partially or fully slit.
  • locking elements may vary.
  • the depicted locking elements are essentially rectangular in shape, they may have other shapes that more closely conform to the shape of the connector or connector arm in which they are positioned, or they may be cylindrical in shape or may be non conforming .
  • locking elements may be formed of a material that is the same as the material of the connector, while in other embodiments locking elements may be formed of a different material.
  • the connector may be formed of a suitable material selected from metal metal alloy and composite, and a locking element is formed of the same material and is either of separate or unitary construction with the connector.
  • the connector may be formed of a suitable material selected from metal, metal alloy and composite and the locking element is formed of a different material, which may be more compressible and deformable as compared with the connector material.
  • one or more locking element may be formed with an elastomeric material such as a rubber. In some embodiments, that the material will have sufficient resiliency to recover from deformation upon removal of the locking force and to tolerate the strain of deformation without breach or failure. In yet other embodiments the material will be permanently deformable.
  • the connector 220 has two blades that are movable relative to each other, wherein a first blade 224 is shown attached to the connector rod 230 and provides the axis around with the second blade 224 pivots. As depicted, the movement of the blades is pivotal around an axis that also defines the locking seat 224.
  • the connector blades may be fixed relative to one another, or they may both be movable around an axis. And in yet other embodiments, connectors may have more than two blades and the blades may move differently such at least one is pivotal or rotatable.
  • a connector may have three or more arms, wherein all of the arms are movable relative to the other or wherein fewer than ail the arms are movable.
  • FIG. 3 and FIG. 6 show other embodiments wherein the depicted connectors also have arms or blades that are movable.
  • the connector can be adjusted so as to accommodate two or more secured fixation elements that are separated from one another at one or more of a variable lateral or vertical distance.
  • a series of two or more connectors can be interconnected through attachment between fixation elements or other intermediate devices to enable engagement of three or more secured fixation elements that are not on the same plane, wherein each such connector is part of a separate fixation assembly that operates independently from the other fixation assembly or assemblies.
  • Fixation elements include bone screws, rods, posts, or other elements that can be engaged with a structure such as bone or a device.
  • each fixation element includes a securement means for securing the fixation element to a structure, such as bone or other assemblies or devices.
  • the securement means is a threaded portion that is suitable for engagement with bone, or with a complementary threaded device.
  • the securement means is selected from a post, rod, loop, hook or other structure, and may be smooth, threaded, have one or multiple beads or bores that facilitate engagement with a structure.
  • each fixation element also includes an attachment means for engaging the fixation element with a connection means.
  • the attachment means may have a substantially spherical shape as shown in the various figures. In alternate embodiments (not shown) the attachment means may have a different shape that is selected from cylindrical, spherical, conical, hexagonal, pentagonal and other polygonal shapes.
  • the shape of the attachment means may be complimentary with the portion of the connector that engages with it, or they may have non-complimentary shapes.
  • the surface of either or both the connector engagement, such as a bore, and the attachment means may be textured or patterned to enhance the contact between their surfaces when the locking means is actuated so as to enhance resistance to slippage.
  • fixation elements include any of a variety of bone screws that are know in the art and employed or useful for a variety of bone attachment applications.
  • a fixation element is a bone screw having a threaded portion suitable for engagement with bone.
  • a fixation element is a hook, wire, or cable suitable for engagement with bone.
  • the fixation element is an attachment structure that is capable of engagement with another device or structure.
  • the fixation elements are rods or other extended structures that are suitable for attachment to additional assemblies or devices.
  • fixation elements may include cages of varying geometry and material.
  • the fixation elements are posts, or other elements that can have varied shapes, such as loops, or hooks or cables.
  • the locking means includes a component that engages with the connector to fixedly engage the fixation elements to the assembly.
  • the locking means comprises a component such as a rivet, screw, nut, bolt, clip, clamp, twist lock screw or nut, cam mechanism, or snap fit nut.
  • the depicted locking means component is a conical nut 180 that engages in the locking seat 124 and is secured to the connector 120 via an externally threaded post (not shown) that engages with complementary threads within an internal bore (not shown) in the conical nut 180.
  • the depicted locking means component is a threaded conical nut.
  • the conical shape of the nut 180 contacts with locking elements 126 as the nut 180 is inserted into the locking seat 124 and displaces them to achieve contact and locking with the fixation elements once the nut is locked to the connector via the threaded post.
  • the nut may be permanently locked, while in other embodiments it may be disengaged to unlock the assembly.
  • a locking means is a fastener selected from a variety of fasteners know in the art, including rivets, screws, nuts, bolts, clips, clamps, twist lock screw or nut, a cam mechanism, or a snap fit nut , wherein the fastener operates by engagement with a structure other than locking elements as described herein.
  • a locking means may include simply a nut that engages with a bolt or other treaded post type structure to engage and fix together a connector and one or more movable components, or such locking means may engage directly with the attachment means of a fixation element that is engaged with a connector so as to achieve locking of that fixation element to the connector.
  • the locking component can include any one or more of such elements to achieve locking by threaded, snap fit, and cam mechanisms.
  • the shape may be selected from cylindrical, spherical, conical, hexagonal, pentagonal and other polygonal shapes, and the shape of the locking seat 124 may be complimentary with or different from this shape.
  • the lock actuating feature may also vary, such that rather than the shape of the locking component causing displacement of locking elements, the component may include on or more of flanges, ridges or other features that engage with the connector and or the locking elements to cause displacement of the elements for engagement with the fixation elements.
  • a connector and a single locking means and a single fixation element there is a connector and a single locking means and a plurality of fixation elements.
  • a connector and a single locking means and a plurality of fixation elements each of which may be the same or different from one another.
  • a connector and two or more locking means and a plurality of fixation elements each of which may be the same or different from one another, wherein each of the locking means operates to lock the connector to at least one of the plurality of fixation elements and wherein each of the two or more locking means may lock only one fixation element or multiple fixation elements to the connector.
  • one or more connector components may be present and may be fixed or movable relative to the connector prior to locking such that in some such embodiments, upon actuation of one of the locking means a movable connector component may be locked into position relative to the fixation assembly.
  • An example of such an embodiment is a flange, rod or wing that is rotatable around an element of the connector and is fixed to the connector by a locking means selected from a screw, nut, bolt, clamp, snap or other
  • fixation assembly is possible to enable the connection and locking of various discrete fixation elements.
  • the present invention should not be considered limited to the specific embodiments and examples described herein, but rather should be understood to cover all aspects of the invention. Various modifications, equivalent processes, structures and devices to which the present invention may be applicable will be readily apparent to those of skill in the art.

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L'invention porte sur un ensemble de fixation et sur des procédés pour son utilisation. L'ensemble de fixation comprend deux éléments de fixation ou plus, au moins un moyen de liaison apte à s'engager avec les éléments de fixation pour les relier les uns aux autres, et un moyen de verrouillage qui est actionné après engagement des éléments de fixation avec le moyen de connexion afin de verrouiller simultanément en place les éléments de fixation les uns par rapport aux autres et par rapport au moyen de liaison.
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