SEMI-CONSTRAINED BONE SCREW AND INSERTION INSTRUMENT

摘要

A bone screw for attaching a spinal prosthetic or bone plate to bone includes a tubular body having open proximal and distal ends. The open proximal and distal ends define a passageway therethrough. A shaft is insertable into the passageway and includes a distal tip that extends beyond the open distal end. The shaft is insertable through a lumen of a head of the bone screw. A gap is defined between a distal surface of the head and a proximal end of the tubular body. The shaft is rotationally fixed with the tubular body and the head. The head is repositionable with respect to the shaft such that an acute angle is defined between the head and a longitudinal axis of the shaft.

主权项

1. A bone screw comprising:
a tubular body having open proximal and distal ends defining a passageway therethrough; a helical thread circumscribing an outer surface of the tubular body; a head having threading thereon, the head having a lumen extending therethrough; and a shaft insertable through the lumen of the head and the passageway of the tubular body, the shaft coupling the head to the tubular body such that a gap is defined between a distal surface of the head and the open proximal end of the tubular body, the head repositionable with respect to the tubular body.