US 12,076,060 B2
Derotation apparatus for treating spinal irregularities
Katherine Manninen, Limerick, PA (US); Victoria Ferrari Alexander, Royersford, PA (US); and Noah Hansell, King of Prussia, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc, Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/661,296.
Application 14/643,537 is a division of application No. 13/275,499, filed on Oct. 18, 2011, granted, now 9,005,204, issued on Apr. 14, 2015.
Application 17/661,296 is a continuation of application No. 16/905,431, filed on Jun. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,337,733.
Application 16/905,431 is a continuation of application No. 15/610,774, filed on Jun. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,709,477, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Application 15/610,774 is a continuation of application No. 14/643,537, filed on Mar. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,693,806, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Application 13/275,499 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/632,445, filed on Dec. 7, 2009, granted, now 8,475,467, issued on Jul. 2, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0249130 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7079 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7001 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 17/7041 (2013.01); A61B 17/7086 (2013.01); Y10S 606/914 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A polyaxial bone fastener for correcting a spinal deformity comprising:
a bone screw including a head and a shaft extending distally from the head for inserting into a vertebral body, the shaft defining a screw axis;
an offset connection assembly having a ball shaped portion positioned over the head such that the screw axis lies in the ball shaped portion, the ball shaped portion adapted to move polyaxially relative to the bone screw head, the offset connection assembly further having an off-axis rod opening positioned in the ball shaped portion and adapted to receive a rod along a rod axis which is laterally offset from the screw axis.