Atlantoaxial Prosthetic Joint
개요
발명자
Botao Zhang; Manish Raj Aryal; Sundararaman Anand; Eric Allen Nauman; Jonathan Forbes; Abhijith Matur; Katie Phillips
IPC 분류
CPC 분류
The present invention involves a prosthetic device for supporting an atlantoaxial joint between a C1 vertebra and a C2 vertebra after an odontoidectomy procedure. The device includes a prosthetic dens replacement which is fixed to the C2 vertebra via at least two screws. It also includes a bracket to replace the anterior arch of the C1 vertebra. The bracket is affixed to lateral masses of the C1 vertebra via at least two screws. In addition, the bracket, when affixed to the C1 vertebra, is engageable with the dens replacement that is affixed to the C2 vertebra.
원문 (중국어)
The present invention involves a prosthetic device for supporting an atlantoaxial joint between a C1 vertebra and a C2 vertebra after an odontoidectomy procedure. The device includes a prosthetic dens replacement which is fixed to the C2 vertebra via at least two screws. It also includes a bracket to replace the anterior arch of the C1 vertebra. The bracket is affixed to lateral masses of the C1 vertebra via at least two screws. In addition, the bracket, when affixed to the C1 vertebra, is engageable with the dens replacement that is affixed to the C2 vertebra.