A receiving part for a retaining component of a vertebral column implant

摘要

A receiving part for a retaining component of a vertebral column implant, including a fork-shaped section for receiving the raining component, the inner wall of the fork-shaped section is formed with inner threaded portions into which a screw may be threaded to act on the retaining component in the fork-shaped section via a pressing element or directly, characterized in the retaining component is the shank of a pedicle whose broadened end near to the head is accommodated in the fork-shaped section and the fork-shaped head laterally comprises a slot which is dimensioned such that the broadened end of the shank may be laterally introduced into the receiving space of the head. <IMAGE>