US 12,336,739 B2
Sublaminar band clamp
Patrick Murray, Collegeville, PA (US); David Leff, Philadelphia, PA (US); and Shawn Cox, Reading, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/548,663.
Application 17/548,663 is a continuation of application No. 16/666,988, filed on Oct. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,771,472.
Prior Publication US 2022/0096129 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7032 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7008 (2013.01); A61B 17/7022 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 17/7041 (2013.01); A61B 17/7049 (2013.01); A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 17/7056 (2013.01); A61B 17/7071 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sublaminar band clamp system comprising:
a tulip comprising:
a passage; and
a chamber fluidly coupled to the passage, wherein a protrusion extends inward from an inner surface of the chamber; and
a locking mechanism movably disposed within the chamber, the locking mechanism comprising:
a saddle comprising a groove; and
a clamp, wherein the saddle is coupled to the clamp,
wherein a distal end of the tulip further includes a slot;
a sublaminar band that extends through the slot between a distal end of the clamp and the distal end of the tulip;
a spinal rod received in the clamp; and
a locking cap disposed within the passage,
wherein advancing the locking cap locks the rod to the clamp and locks the sublaminar band to the tulip.