The present disclosure relates to spinal surgery. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to spinal stabilization assemblies with bone hooks.
The spinal column is a complex system of bones and connective tissues that provide support for the human body and protection for the spinal cord and nerves. The adult spine is comprised of an upper and lower portion. The upper portion contains 24 discrete bones, which are subdivided into three areas including 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae and 5 lumbar vertebrae. The lower portion is comprised of the sacral and coccygeal bones. The cylindrical shaped bones, called vertebral bodies, progressively increase in size from the upper portion downwards to the lower portion.
An intervertebral disc along with two posterior facet joints cushion and dampen the various translational and rotational forces exerted upon the spinal column. The intervertebral disc is a spacer located between two vertebral bodies. The facets provide stability to the posterior portion of adjacent vertebrae. The spinal cord is housed in the canal of the vertebral bodies. It is protected posteriorly by the lamina. The lamina is a curved surface with three main protrusions. Two transverse processes extend laterally from the lamina, while the spinous process extends caudally and posteriorly. The vertebral bodies and lamina are connected by a bone bridge called the pedicle.
The spine is a flexible structure capable of a large range of motion. There are various disorders, diseases, and types of injury which restrict the range of motion of the spine or interfere with important elements of the nervous system. The problems include, but are not limited to scoliosis, kyphosis, excessive lordosis, spondylolisthesis, slipped or ruptured discs, degenerative disc disease, vertebral body fracture, and tumors. Persons suffering from any of the above conditions may experience extreme or debilitating pain and diminished nerve function. These conditions and their treatments can be further complicated if the patient is suffering from osteoporosis, or bone tissue thinning and loss of bone density.
Spinal fixation apparatuses are widely employed in surgical procedures for correcting spinal injuries and diseases. When the disc has degenerated to the point of requiring removal, there are a variety of interbody implants that are utilized to take the place of the disc. These include polyetheretherketone (“PEEK”) interbody spacers, metal cages, and cadaver and human bone implants. In order to facilitate stabilizing the spine and keeping the interbody in position, other implants are commonly employed, including longitudinally linked rods secured to coupling elements, which in turn are secured to the bone by spinal bone fixation fasteners such as pedicle screws, hooks, and others. Bone hook systems, for example, can be utilized to create a clamping effect on bone in order to facilitate stabilization of bone.
Accordingly, a continuing need exists to provide an effective, efficient, and reliable bone hook system that can be utilized for stabilizing bone during a spinal procedure.
Accordingly, one aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a spinal stabilization assembly comprising a first hook assembly, a second hook assembly and a connector member.
The first hook assembly has a receiver and a hook member that extends from the receiver. The hook member may include a head supported on a trailing end thereof. The receiver defines a rod-receiving slot configured to receive a spinal rod therein. The hook member defines an aperture and includes a hook. The aperture is positioned between the rod-receiving slot and the hook.
The connector member is secured to the second hook assembly and is at least partially receivable in the aperture of the first hook assembly to couple the first and second hook assemblies together.
In some embodiments, at least a portion of the connector member may be slidably received in the aperture to selectively position the first and second hook assemblies between first and second positions. In the second position, the first and second hook assemblies may be closer to one another than in the first position.
In some embodiments, the first hook assembly may include a set screw receivable within the receiver of the first hook assembly. The set screw may be selectively positionable in contact with the connector member to fix a distance between the first and second hook assemblies.
In certain embodiments, the receiver of the first hook assembly may include an outer housing and an inner housing supported within the outer housing. The inner and outer housings may define the rod-receiving slot. The inner and outer housings may be supported in a taper lock arrangement to selectively secure the spinal rod within the rod-receiving slot upon relative movement between the inner and outer housings. The inner housing may be supported on the head of the hook member of the first hook assembly. The hook member of the first hook assembly may include a coupling member supported between the head and the hook of the hook member. The coupling member may define the aperture therethrough.
In some embodiments, the second hook assembly may include a hook. The hooks of the first and second assemblies may be disposed in mirrored relation with one another and in parallel relation with the connector member.
In certain embodiments, the second hook assembly may be supported entirely beneath the spinal rod while the spinal rod is secured within the rod-receiving slot of the first hook assembly.
In some embodiments, the receiver and the hook member of the first hook assembly may be polyaxially movable relative to one another.
According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a spinal stabilization assembly comprises a spinal rod, a first hook assembly, a second hook assembly, and a connector member.
The first hook assembly has a receiver and a hook member that extends from the receiver. The receiver defines a rod-receiving slot configured to receive the spinal rod therein. The connector member extends between the first and second hook assemblies. The connector member is secured to the first assembly and selectively securable to the second hook assembly.
In some embodiments, the connector member may be slidably received through the first hook assembly.
In certain embodiments, the hook member of the first hook assembly may include a coupling member supported between the head and the hook of the hook member. The coupling member may define an aperture that is positioned to receive the connector member therethrough.
In some embodiments, the second hook assembly may include a hook member. The hook members of the first and second assemblies may be disposed in mirrored relation with one another and in parallel relation with the connector member.
According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for stabilizing a spine is provided. The method includes securing a hook of a first hook assembly to a first spinal bone, securing a hook of second hook assembly to a second spinal bone, coupling a connector member of the second hook assembly to the first hook assembly, adjusting a distance between the first and second hook assemblies to manipulate the first and second spinal bones relative to one another, securing the connector member of the second hook assembly to the first hook assembly to fix a distance between the first and second hook assemblies, and mounting a spinal rod to a receiver of the first hook assembly.
Other aspects, features, and advantages will be apparent from the description, the drawings, and the claims that follow.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and, together with a general description of the disclosure given above, and the detailed description given below, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure, wherein:
Embodiments of the present disclosure are now described in detail with reference to the drawings in which like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding elements in each of the several views. As commonly known, the term “clinician” refers to a doctor, a nurse or any other care provider and may include support personnel. Additionally, the term “proximal” refers to the portion of the device or component thereof that is closer to the clinician and the term “distal” refers to the portion of the device or component thereof that is farther from the clinician. In addition, the term “cephalad” is known to indicate a direction toward a patient's head, whereas the term “caudal” indicates a direction toward the patient's feet. Further still, the term “lateral” is understood to indicate a direction toward a side of the body of the patient, i.e., away from the middle of the body of the patient. The term “posterior” indicates a direction toward the patient's back, and the term “anterior” indicates a direction toward the patient's front. Additionally, terms such as front, rear, upper, lower, top, bottom, and similar directional terms are used simply for convenience of description and are not intended to limit the disclosure. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the present disclosure in unnecessary detail.
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For a detailed discussion of similar hook assemblies, of which one or more components thereof can be utilized in connection with, and/or modified for use with, the presently disclosed spinal stabilization assemblies, reference can be made to U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2014/0277155, filed Mar. 14, 2014, and U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2015/0230828, filed Feb. 20, 2014, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated by reference herein.
Turning now to
The hook member 210 includes a head 212 and a hook 214 that extends distally from the head 212. The hook 214 of the hook member 210 is configured to anchor to bone, for example, to an undersurface of a lamina of the spine. The head 212 defines an aperture 212a therethrough that receives a proximal end portion 220a of the connector member 220 so that a distal end portion 220b of the connector member 220 extends from the head 212 in a cantilevered manner. The head 212 further defines a top bore 212b therein and side channels 212c (only one being shown in
In use, with reference to
Once the hooks 136, 214 of the respective first and second hook assemblies 100, 200 are positioned at the desired distance from one another, the set screw 140 can be advanced through the threaded opening 132a of the hook member 130 of the first hook assembly 100 so that the distal tip portion 140a of the set screw 140 contacts an outer surface 220d of the connector member 220 of the second hook assembly 200 to fix the hooks 136, 214 of the respective first and second hook assemblies 100, 200 at the desired distance from one another. The set screw 140 of the first hook assembly 100 can be tightened until frictional engagement between the outer surface 220d of the connector member 220 of the second hook assembly 200 and the distal tip portion 140a of the set screw 140 of the first hook assembly 100 prevent the connector member 220 of the second hook assembly 200 from sliding through the aperture 134a of the first hook assembly 100, fixing the distance between the hooks 136, 214 of the respective first and second hook assemblies 100, 200.
With the pin 150 of the first hook assembly 100 maintaining the outer and inner housings 110, 120 in rotational alignment with respect to one another, the outer and inner housings 110, 120 can be polyaxially manipulated about the hook member 130 of the first hook assembly 100 (e.g., via the spherical ball-joint configuration of the recess 126 of the inner housing 120 and the head 132 of the hook member 130) to achieve a desired angular orientation between the receiver 105 and the hook member 130 of the first hook assembly 100. Once the receiver 105 of the first hook assembly 100 is disposed at a desired angular orientation relative to the hook member 130 of the first hook assembly 100, the spinal rod “R” can be selectively fixed within the rod-receiving slot 105a of the receiver 105 by axially moving the outer housing 110 of the first hook assembly 100 relative to the inner housing 120 of the first hook assembly 100 to effectuate taper lock with the outer and inner housings 110, 120 of the receiver 105.
Turning now to
Any of the presently disclosed embodiments, or components thereof, can be formed of any suitable material or combinations of materials such as mixed metallic materials like titanium alloy and cobalt-chromium.
Any of the presently disclosed embodiments, or components thereof can be formed using any suitable technique such as welding, fastening, machining, molding, etc. In some embodiments, one or more of the components can be secured together using any suitable technique such as welding, fastening, machining, molding, etc. Any of the components may be press-fit together.
Persons skilled in the art will understand that the structures and methods specifically described herein and shown in the accompanying figures are non-limiting exemplary embodiments, and that the description, disclosure, and figures should be construed merely as exemplary of particular embodiments. It is to be understood, therefore, that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise embodiments described, and that various other changes and modifications may be effected by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. Additionally, the elements and features shown or described in connection with certain embodiments may be combined with the elements and features of certain other embodiments without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, and that such modifications and variations are also included within the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the subject matter of the present disclosure is not limited by what has been particularly shown and described.
This application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/325,112, filed Apr. 20, 2016, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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