VERTEBRAL COLUMN IMPLANT FOR STABILIZATION AND STIFFENING OF VERTEBRAL BODIES OF A VERTEBRAL COLUMN

摘要

A vertebral column implant (1) for stabilization and stiffening of vertebral bodies of a vertebral column comprises first bone screws [6), which are screwable into a vertebral body, and second bone screws (2), which are likewise screwable into a vertebral body First connecting elements (6), which are rigid, are able to be fixed in the first receiving means (7) of the first bone screws {6). Second connecting elements (5), which are elastic, are able to be fixed in the second receiving means (4) of the second bone screws (2). Via coupling means (9) a first connecting element (8) is connective to a second connecting element (5) in each case. For this purpose, the coupling means (9) with a first region (10) are able to be attached in a re leasable way to a second bone screw (2), in which an end region (11) of a second connecting element (5) is held. In addition, the coupling means (9) with a second region (12), opposite the first region (10), are connective to an end region (13) of a first connecting element (8), By means of this design, a rigid region of the vertebral column implant can be decoupled in a simple way from an elastic stabilizing region of the vertebral column implant Figure 1 is the representative figure.