WO2011006267A1 - Anchorage arrangement for a connecting rod for the stabilization of the spine - Google Patents

Anchorage arrangement for a connecting rod for the stabilization of the spine Download PDF

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WO2011006267A1
WO2011006267A1 PCT/CH2010/000168 CH2010000168W WO2011006267A1 WO 2011006267 A1 WO2011006267 A1 WO 2011006267A1 CH 2010000168 W CH2010000168 W CH 2010000168W WO 2011006267 A1 WO2011006267 A1 WO 2011006267A1
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Priority to EP10731707A priority patent/EP2309936B1/en
Priority to RU2012100639/14A priority patent/RU2565484C2/en
Priority to JP2012519860A priority patent/JP5716022B2/en
Priority to KR1020127003833A priority patent/KR101697492B1/en
Priority to US13/382,976 priority patent/US9149298B2/en
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  • the present invention relates to an anchorage arrangement for a connecting rod for stabilizing the spine according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • pedicle screws are inserted in the spine and their head are interconnected by a rod.
  • elastic rods are known as an alternative to rigid metallic rods.
  • plastic rods are often manufactured from plastic materials and plastic materials are generally susceptible to creep, plastic rods cannot simply be clamped by a press-fit as this is easily possible with metal rods, for example.
  • EP 1 527 742 Bl show positive or form-fit anchorages.
  • the rod and its seat in the screw head are provided with geometrically mutually fitting grooves. However, positioning the grooved surfaces requires a precise introduction to avoid canting.
  • 1 759 646 Bl shows a frictional anchorage with an indirect form-fit.
  • the connecting rod is smooth and is clamped between two members, the screw head and a laterally guided spacer, whose contour nominally deviates from the rod contour in the area of contact. Therefore, this nominal contour deviation locally penetrates into the rod such that high stress intensities result in the clamped areas and relative movements due to shear deformation in the non- clamped areas. Furthermore, rod material may flow off between the clamping areas if they do not form a closed cage . Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to propose an anchorage arrangement for a connecting rod exerting less stress on the rod while maintaining
  • Fig. 1 A round rod between two semicircles (prior art) .
  • Fig. 2a An exemplary cross-section having 4 sides.
  • Fig. 2b An exemplary cross-section having 5 sides.
  • Fig. 2c An exemplary cross-section having 6 sides.
  • Fig. 3a A typical cross-section having 5 sides and a taper.
  • Fig. 3b The opening between the screw head and the spacer whose contour is congruent with the rod.
  • Fig. 4b A spacer with a clamping ridge.
  • Fig. 5a The rod opening with two circumferential clamping ridges.
  • Fig. 5b A spacer with two clamping ridges.
  • Fig. 6 A variant using an internal nut and a separate
  • Fig. 7 A variant using an external nut and an integrated spacer .
  • Fig. 8 A variant using an internal nut and an integrated spacer.
  • a plastic rod 1 is anchored in a pedicle screw 2 such that it can be introduced in a continuous manner without creating stress peaks in the anchoring area due to local clamping as a result of deviating contours and without any alteration of the rod cross-section by flowing of the material. Furthermore, the anchorage is able to transmit both tensile and compressive as well as shearing and torsional forces from the rod to the screw. This is accomplished in that the clamping action is uniform peripherally (cf. Figs. 2a - 2c), i.e. around the entire cross-section, due to the fact that the contour of the rod cross-section nominally exactly coincides with the contour of the screw head opening and of the spacer in the area of contact, i.e. is congruent therewith. More specifically, the encircling clamping action is intended to act as a cage and to produce hydrostatic properties in the clamping plane, which can only be achieved with a cross-section having at least two plane-parallel surfaces.
  • the invention relates to the rod cross-section defined in claim 1 with at least two plane-parallel sides, thereby allowing a uniform clamping action on the entire circumference, i.e. peripherally. Due to the uniform
  • clamping action maximal care is kept on the rod in the anchorage area, thereby allowing it to transmit the forces arising in the patient to the upper and lower pedicle screws safely and durably.
  • the clamping action may be assisted by circumferential ridges in one or multiple planes. The clamping action is achieved either by an
  • the plane-parallel sides may most preferably be provided with a taper whose flanks each form an angle 37 of at least 10° with respect to the frontal plane of the rod in order to facilitate its introduction into pedicle screws that do not extend parallelly.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates the conflict that arises when a circular rod 30 is clamped between two semicircles 31, 32.
  • the semicircles 31, 32 would have to be able to interpenetrate. This would indeed be possible with complex comb-like tapering portions, but the plastic rod 30 would inevitably flow into the comb openings and be distorted.
  • Fig. 2a illustrates a cross-section having 4 sides of which at least two 35, 36 are plane- parallel.
  • a uniform peripheral fixation can be achieved by a clamping action (arrow 38, clamping device 4) parallel to the plane-parallel lateral surfaces.
  • the distance between the sidewalls 39 of the opening 3 is closely fitted to the distance between the lateral faces 35, 36 of the rod 1 so that the rod is tightly held between the sidewalls 39 substantially without any lateral play.
  • Fig. 2b illustrates a second exemplary cross-section having 5 sides with the same properties as that of Fig. 2a, in particular two parallel sides 35, 36.
  • Fig. 2c illustrates a third exemplary cross-section having 6 sides with the same properties as that of Fig. 2a.
  • Fig. 3a illustrates an exemplary rod 1 having 5 sides of which 2 sides 35, 36 are plane-parallel and 2 tapering flanks 42, 43 are bevelled.
  • the bevel angle 37 of the tapered flanks 42, 43 is at least 10° with respect to the frontal plane 45 of the rod on either side.
  • the frontal plane 45 is a virtual plane orthogonal to the parallel sides 35, 36.
  • Fig. 3b illustrates a corresponding pedicle screw 2 with the opening contour 3 that is congruent with the rod 1 of Fig. 3, the screw head 51, the screw thread 59, the clamping device 4 including e.g. a spacer 5 and a clamping element 6.
  • Fig. 3c illustrates the rod 1, the screw 2, the spacer 5, and an external nut 7 as the clamping element 6.
  • the nut 7 is screwed on a thread 59 with the nut 7 exteriorily
  • Fig. 4a illustrates an opening 3 in the screw head 51 with a central ridge 8.
  • Fig. 4b illustrates the corresponding spacer 5 with side notches complementary to the ridge 8.
  • the spacer 5 is provided with a ridge 9 which completes the ridge 8 to a circumferential ridge once the spacer 5 is inserted in the opening 3.
  • Fig. 5a illustrates an opening 3 in the screw head 51 with an upper ridge 10a and a lower ridge 10b.
  • Fig. 5b illustrates the corresponding spacer 5 with upper side notches and lower side notches.
  • the notches are complementariIy shaped to the ridges 10.
  • this spacer 5 is provided with an upper ridge 11a and a lower ridge lib complementing the ridges 10 a/b to a complete circumferential ridge.
  • the circumferential ridge or ridges constitute the area of contact, the contour of which is substantially identical to the contour of the rod.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a variant using an internal nut 12 with a separate spacer 5 as the clamping device 4. Accordingly, the thread 63 for holding the clamping device 4 is machined inside the opening 3.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates a variant using an external nut 13 with an integrated spacer 5 as the clamping device 4.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates a variant using an internal nut 14 with an integrated spacer 5 as the clamping device 4.
  • the part between the beveled flanks may be rounded (cf. Fig. 3a) , essentially constituted by an edge or more generally by a polygonal line, with or without part or all corners rounded.
  • the bevel angle is chosen in a range from 10° to 80°, and is preferably about 60°.

Abstract

Plastic rod anchorage for the surgical treatment of the spine where the plastic rod (1) has at least two plane-parallel surfaces (1a) in order to uniformly clamp the rod (1) on its entire circumference.

Description

Anchorage arrangement for a Connecting Rod for the
Stabilization of the Spine
The present invention relates to an anchorage arrangement for a connecting rod for stabilizing the spine according to the preamble of claim 1.
For stabilizing the spine, pedicle screws are inserted in the spine and their head are interconnected by a rod. In order to maintain a dynamic behaviour, elastic rods are known as an alternative to rigid metallic rods.
Since elastic rods are often manufactured from plastic materials and plastic materials are generally susceptible to creep, plastic rods cannot simply be clamped by a press-fit as this is easily possible with metal rods, for example.
Therefore, for a reliable long-term clamping of plastic rods (i.e. made of polymeric material), particular devices are required.
Only few methods to this end are known in the art so far. These will be explained below and their disadvantages as compared to the present invention will be pointed out.
The inventions according to patent specifications EP
1 364 622 Bl (Freudiger) and EP 1 527 742 Bl (Freudiger) show positive or form-fit anchorages. The rod and its seat in the screw head are provided with geometrically mutually fitting grooves. However, positioning the grooved surfaces requires a precise introduction to avoid canting.
Furthermore, grooved surfaces do not allow a continuous positioning. The invention according to patent specification EP
1 759 646 Bl (Freudiger) shows a frictional anchorage with an indirect form-fit. The connecting rod is smooth and is clamped between two members, the screw head and a laterally guided spacer, whose contour nominally deviates from the rod contour in the area of contact. Therefore, this nominal contour deviation locally penetrates into the rod such that high stress intensities result in the clamped areas and relative movements due to shear deformation in the non- clamped areas. Furthermore, rod material may flow off between the clamping areas if they do not form a closed cage . Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to propose an anchorage arrangement for a connecting rod exerting less stress on the rod while maintaining
positioning accuracy. Such an anchorage arrangement is defined in claim 1. The further claims define preferred embodiments thereof.
The invention will be further explained by means of
preferred exemplary embodiments with reference to the
Figures. They show schematically:
Fig. 1 A round rod between two semicircles (prior art) .
Fig. 2a An exemplary cross-section having 4 sides.
Fig. 2b An exemplary cross-section having 5 sides.
Fig. 2c An exemplary cross-section having 6 sides. Fig. 3a A typical cross-section having 5 sides and a taper.
Fig. 3b The opening between the screw head and the spacer whose contour is congruent with the rod.
Fig. 3c The rod in the mounted condition in the variant
having an external nut and a separate spacer. Fig. 4a The rod opening with a circumferential clamping
ridge .
Fig. 4b A spacer with a clamping ridge. Fig. 5a The rod opening with two circumferential clamping ridges.
Fig. 5b A spacer with two clamping ridges. Fig. 6 A variant using an internal nut and a separate
spacer.
Fig. 7 A variant using an external nut and an integrated spacer .
Fig. 8 A variant using an internal nut and an integrated spacer.
A plastic rod 1 is anchored in a pedicle screw 2 such that it can be introduced in a continuous manner without creating stress peaks in the anchoring area due to local clamping as a result of deviating contours and without any alteration of the rod cross-section by flowing of the material. Furthermore, the anchorage is able to transmit both tensile and compressive as well as shearing and torsional forces from the rod to the screw. This is accomplished in that the clamping action is uniform peripherally (cf. Figs. 2a - 2c), i.e. around the entire cross-section, due to the fact that the contour of the rod cross-section nominally exactly coincides with the contour of the screw head opening and of the spacer in the area of contact, i.e. is congruent therewith. More specifically, the encircling clamping action is intended to act as a cage and to produce hydrostatic properties in the clamping plane, which can only be achieved with a cross-section having at least two plane-parallel surfaces.
Consequently, the invention relates to the rod cross-section defined in claim 1 with at least two plane-parallel sides, thereby allowing a uniform clamping action on the entire circumference, i.e. peripherally. Due to the uniform
clamping action, maximal care is kept on the rod in the anchorage area, thereby allowing it to transmit the forces arising in the patient to the upper and lower pedicle screws safely and durably. Furthermore, the clamping action may be assisted by circumferential ridges in one or multiple planes. The clamping action is achieved either by an
external or internal nut with a separate spacer or by an external or internal nut with an integrated spacer.
Another advantage of the plane-parallel cross-section is the variability of the stiffness in different directions. Thus, for example, the stiffness in the anterior/posterior
direction can be increased in a dedicated manner with a minimum volume increase, which may be an essential advantage for patients suffering from vertebral slippage
(spondylolisthesis) .
Furthermore, the plane-parallel sides may most preferably be provided with a taper whose flanks each form an angle 37 of at least 10° with respect to the frontal plane of the rod in order to facilitate its introduction into pedicle screws that do not extend parallelly. Fig. 1 illustrates the conflict that arises when a circular rod 30 is clamped between two semicircles 31, 32. The semicircles 31, 32 would have to be able to interpenetrate. This would indeed be possible with complex comb-like tapering portions, but the plastic rod 30 would inevitably flow into the comb openings and be distorted.
By way of example, Fig. 2a illustrates a cross-section having 4 sides of which at least two 35, 36 are plane- parallel. In this manner, a uniform peripheral fixation can be achieved by a clamping action (arrow 38, clamping device 4) parallel to the plane-parallel lateral surfaces. For this purpose, the distance between the sidewalls 39 of the opening 3 is closely fitted to the distance between the lateral faces 35, 36 of the rod 1 so that the rod is tightly held between the sidewalls 39 substantially without any lateral play. Complementarily, the bottom side 41 of the opening 3 is complementarily shaped to the lower side 44 of rod 1 so that the all sides of the rod 1 opposed to sides 39, 41 of the opening 3 tightly and play-free abut against these sides once the rod 1 is inserted into the opening 3. Fig. 2b illustrates a second exemplary cross-section having 5 sides with the same properties as that of Fig. 2a, in particular two parallel sides 35, 36. Fig. 2c illustrates a third exemplary cross-section having 6 sides with the same properties as that of Fig. 2a.
Fig. 3a illustrates an exemplary rod 1 having 5 sides of which 2 sides 35, 36 are plane-parallel and 2 tapering flanks 42, 43 are bevelled. The bevel angle 37 of the tapered flanks 42, 43 is at least 10° with respect to the frontal plane 45 of the rod on either side. Hence, the frontal plane 45 is a virtual plane orthogonal to the parallel sides 35, 36.
Fig. 3b illustrates a corresponding pedicle screw 2 with the opening contour 3 that is congruent with the rod 1 of Fig. 3, the screw head 51, the screw thread 59, the clamping device 4 including e.g. a spacer 5 and a clamping element 6.
Fig. 3c illustrates the rod 1, the screw 2, the spacer 5, and an external nut 7 as the clamping element 6. The nut 7 is screwed on a thread 59 with the nut 7 exteriorily
surrounding the head 51 in the assembled situation in a sectional view.
Fig. 4a illustrates an opening 3 in the screw head 51 with a central ridge 8. Fig. 4b illustrates the corresponding spacer 5 with side notches complementary to the ridge 8. The spacer 5 is provided with a ridge 9 which completes the ridge 8 to a circumferential ridge once the spacer 5 is inserted in the opening 3.
Fig. 5a illustrates an opening 3 in the screw head 51 with an upper ridge 10a and a lower ridge 10b.
Fig. 5b illustrates the corresponding spacer 5 with upper side notches and lower side notches. The notches are complementariIy shaped to the ridges 10. As above, this spacer 5 is provided with an upper ridge 11a and a lower ridge lib complementing the ridges 10 a/b to a complete circumferential ridge.
In these variants, the circumferential ridge or ridges constitute the area of contact, the contour of which is substantially identical to the contour of the rod.
Fig. 6 illustrates a variant using an internal nut 12 with a separate spacer 5 as the clamping device 4. Accordingly, the thread 63 for holding the clamping device 4 is machined inside the opening 3.
Fig. 7 illustrates a variant using an external nut 13 with an integrated spacer 5 as the clamping device 4.
Fig. 8 illustrates a variant using an internal nut 14 with an integrated spacer 5 as the clamping device 4.
On the basis of the foregoing description, the one skilled in the art may conceive numerous variations of the invention without leaving the scope of protection which is defined by the claims. Such modifications may be: - The bevel angle of the beveled flanks is different.
- The part between the beveled flanks may be rounded (cf. Fig. 3a) , essentially constituted by an edge or more generally by a polygonal line, with or without part or all corners rounded.
- The bevel angle is chosen in a range from 10° to 80°, and is preferably about 60°.

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Claims
1. Anchorage arrangement for a connecting rod for the surgical treatment of the spine comprising a connecting plastic rod (1), a plurality of bone screws (2) each having an opening (3) for the rod (1), and a clamping device (4), characterized in that the plastic rod has at least two plane-parallel surfaces (35, 36) and that the distance between sidewalls (39) of the opening are adapted to the distance of the plane-parallel surfaces (35, 36) in an area of contact so that the rod is snugly slideable in the opening.
2. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom surface (44) of the opening (3) extending between the sidewalls (39) and a corresponding front face of the rod (1) are closely fitted to each other so that the rod (1) is insertable in the opening in a substantially play-free configuration.
3. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that by a clamping action of the clamping device (4), the clamping action being parallel to the plane- parallel surfaces (Ia), the rod (1) is clamped on its entire circumference.
4. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the plastic rod (1) has at least 4 sides .
5. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one effective bevel portion (42, 43) of the front face (44) of the rod (1), the portion being substantially delimited on an edge by a front edge of one of the plane-parallel surface (35, 36) , is beveled in order to facilitate insertion of the rod into the opening (3) , preferably each bevel portion being beveled by an angle of at least 10° relative to a plane orthogonal to the plane-parallel surfaces (35, 36), preferably at most 80°, and is more preferably about 60°.
6. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that the bevel portions (42, 43)
essentially constitute the front face (44) of the rod (1) extending between the plane-parallel surfaces (35, 36).
7. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the clamping action is assisted by at least one circumferential ridge-notch (8, 9) arrangement in the opening (3) resp. the rod (1) .
8. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 6, characterized in that the clamping action is assisted by multiple circumferential ridges (10a, 10b) and complementary notches (11a, lib) in different planes.
9. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the clamping device (4) comprises a spacer (5) and a clamping element (6), the spacer having a front face shaped complementary to a rear side of the rod (1) being not opposed by a side of the opening (3), and the clamping element being configured to be fixated on the head of a bone screw (2) .
10. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 9,
characterized in that the clamping element (6) is an external (7) or internal nut (11), with the spacer (5) being a separate part.
11. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 9, characterized in that the clamping device (4) is a one-piece external nut (13) or internal nut (14) with an integrated spacer (5) .
12. The anchorage arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that the plastic rod (1) is manufactured from PCU (polycarbonate urethane) .
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DK10731707.5T DK2309936T3 (en) 2009-07-16 2010-07-01 Anchoring arrangement for a connecting rod for stabilizing the spine
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RU2012100639/14A RU2565484C2 (en) 2009-07-16 2010-07-01 Fixation assembly for joint bar for spine stabilisation
JP2012519860A JP5716022B2 (en) 2009-07-16 2010-07-01 Connecting rod fixing device for stabilizing the spine
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