Patents Assigned to Societe de Fabrication de Material Orthopedique Sofamor
  • Patent number: 5133717
    Abstract: A sacral support saddle has an eye (36) for receiving a first screw (38) and a cylindrical hole (37) with an axis (X5) of inclination such that, when the saddle (29) is positioned on the sacrum, the screw (38) is inserted into the sacral plate and towards the upper axis of the latter. A U-shaped body (32) delimits a channel (34) for receiving a rod, and a stopper (7) locks the rod (8) in this body. A hole (33) for passage of a second screw (42) has an axis (Y5) divergent relative to the axis (X5) of the hole of the eye in such a way as to be oriented towards the iliac mass when the saddle is positioned on the sacrum. This saddle and its two screws (38, 42) provide for a reliable anchoring of the rod of the device to the sacrum by virtue of the penetration of the screws into solid regions of the latter. This, in practice, avoids any risk of pulling out and, consequently, a second surgical intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Societe de Fabrication de Material Orthopedique Sofamor
    Inventor: Daniel Chopin