Christopher L. Ramsay,Michael Mahoney,David Greg Anderson,Michael Wang,Steven Ludwig
申请号：
US11897642
公开号：
US08900237B2
申请日:
2007.08.31
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
A minimally invasive fixation system and installation method is provided. The system includes a rod having an anchor fixation head, an anchor system for anchoring the rod using the anchor fixation head, and a guide system configured to attach to the anchor fixation head of the rod for the insertion of the additional anchor systems. In one embodiment, a method for placing a spinal fixation element relative to a vertebra is provided. The method includes inserting the spinal fixation element relative to the vertebra connecting the spinal fixation element to a first vertebra with a first anchor manipulating the spinal fixation element relative to the first anchor to align the spinal fixation element with a second vertebra fixing the position of the spinal fixation element relative to the first bone anchor determining an anchor site on a second vertebra using a guide system connected to the spinal fixation element inserting a second anchor at an anchor site on second vertebra and connecting the second anchor to the spinal fixation element to fix the spinal fixation element relative to the first vertebra and second vertebra.
