Spinal Cage Bone Screw Fixation, Patent US12599489B2, 14th Apr
Summary
The USPTO granted Patent US12599489B2 to GBS Commonwealth Co., Ltd. on April 14, 2026, covering a spinal cage fixable through bone screw insertion. The invention includes a cage body with a receiver having multiple screw holes, and a fixture that moves outward during screw insertion and inward after completion to prevent screw separation. The patent contains 8 claims.
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The USPTO issued Patent US12599489B2 for a spinal cage fixation device incorporating bone screws. The invention features a cage body with a front-mounted receiver containing multiple screw holes, and a fixture coupled to the receiver that moves outward as bone screws enter and inward after insertion to prevent screw separation. This design allows for adjustable fixation during spinal procedures.
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Spinal cage fixable through insertion of bone screws
Grant US12599489B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
GBS Commonwealth Co., Ltd.
Inventors
Kyoung Gee Ahn
Abstract
Disclosed is a spinal cage fixable through insertion of bone screws including a cage body, a receiver disposed on a front surface of the cage body and provided with a plurality of screw holes formed therein so that the bone screws pass through the screw holes to be inserted thereinto, and a fixture coupled to the receiver adjacent to the screw holes and configured to selectively block a portion of each screw hole, wherein, when each bone screw enters a corresponding screw hole, a front end of the fixture is moved in an outward direction of the corresponding screw hole, and when insertion of each bone screw into the corresponding screw hole has been completed, the front end of the fixture is moved in an inward direction of the corresponding screw hole to prevent each bone screw from being separated from the corresponding screw hole.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/4455-447 A61B 17/8038 A61B 17/8047 A61B 17/8052
Filing Date
2024-08-05
Application No.
18795173
Claims
8
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