Patents Assigned to SHEILA SORENSEN SMITH
  • Pedicle Screw
    Publication number: 20140148853
    Abstract: A pedicle screw comprises a head. A shaft is joined to the head. The shaft comprises a first threaded portion, a middle portion and a second threaded portion. The middle portion comprises a modified threaded portion being configured to mitigate damage to a patient's nerve root. A first marker is joinable to the shaft proximate the modified threaded portion. The first marker comprises a material being radiographically distinguishable from the shaft in which a placement of the modified threaded portion is observable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SHEILA SORENSEN SMITH
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Smith