A spinal screw assembly is provided. The assembly may be provided with a screw and a movable head in which angulation of the screw relative to the movable head is constrained so that angulation within limits is allowed in one plane but lesser or no angulation is allowed in another plane. Methods to
A spinal screw assembly is provided. The assembly may be provided with a screw and a movable head in which angulation of the screw relative to the movable head is constrained so that angulation within limits is allowed in one plane but lesser or no angulation is allowed in another plane. Methods to assemble the disclosed apparatus are also disclosed.
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1. A spinal screw apparatus, comprising: a screw shaft and a screw head fixedly attached with said screw shaft, wherein said screw head comprises a portion of a sphere, wherein said screw shaft has a longitudinal axis; anda movable head comprising a top portion and a bottom portion and a concave int
1. A spinal screw apparatus, comprising: a screw shaft and a screw head fixedly attached with said screw shaft, wherein said screw head comprises a portion of a sphere, wherein said screw shaft has a longitudinal axis; anda movable head comprising a top portion and a bottom portion and a concave interior larger than said screw head, and being movable with respect to said screw head, said movable head having a through-passageway, said movable head having a U-trough through said top portion, wherein said U-trough includes a U-trough axis;wherein said through-passageway is bounded by an interior wall, wherein a first portion of said interior wall intersects with a first planar bottom surface of said movable head at a first edge portion that is a portion of a circular arc, and a second portion of said interior wall intersects with a second planar bottom surface of said movable head at a single second edge portion that is a straight line. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a collet interposed between said screw head and said concave interior of said movable head; wherein said collet bears frictionally against said screw head and said movable head sufficiently to retain an angulation setting against change of angulation due to a force exerted by the weight of respective components. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said bottom portion comprises a recess suitable to receive a portion of a collet. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said U-trough axis is parallel to said straight line. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said second planar bottom surface of said movable head and said first planar bottom surface of said movable head are in different planes. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said second planar bottom surface of said movable head and said first planar bottom surface of said movable head are parallel to each other. 7. A spinal screw apparatus, comprising: a screw, comprising a shaft and a screw head fixedly attached with said shaft, wherein said screw head further comprises a portion of a sphere; anda movable head comprising a top portion and a bottom portion and a concave interior larger than said screw head, and being movable with respect to said screw head, said movable head having a U-trough through said top portion, wherein said U-trough includes a U-trough axis;wherein said movable head comprises a through-passageway bounded by an inner wall, wherein near a bottom of said through-passageway, said inner wall comprises a first portion that is a circular cylindrical surface having an axis that is in an axial direction through said movable head and comprises a single second portion that is a planar surface that is parallel to said axial direction. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a collet located within said movable head and at least partly surrounding said screw head. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said cylindrical surface is located opposite said planar surface. 10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein an axis of said cylindrical surface is parallel to said planar surface. 11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said U-trough axis is parallel to said planar surface. 12. A spinal screw apparatus, comprising: a screw, comprising a shaft and a screw head fixedly attached with said shaft, wherein said screw head further comprises a portion of a sphere; anda movable head comprising a top portion and a bottom portion and a concave interior larger than said screw head, and being movable with respect to said screw head, wherein said movable head has a U-trough through said top portion, wherein said U-trough includes a U-trough axis; andwherein said movable head has a bottom opening through said bottom portion, wherein said bottom opening has a contact perimeter shape that is defined by points of contact of said shaft and said screw head for all positions that result in contact between said shaft and said screw head, wherein said contact perimeter shape comprises a curved portion and a single straight portion that connects with said curved portion. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said straight portion of said contact perimeter shape is parallel to said U-trough axis. 14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said contact perimeter shape comprises said single straight portion, and a first curved transition portion that follows from said single straight portion, and said curved portion that follows from said first curved transition portion, and a second curved transition portion that follows from said curved portion and further connects to said single straight portion. 15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein a length of said single straight portion is less than a diameter of said curved portion. 16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said single straight portion lies in a first plane and at least a portion of said curved portion lies in a second plane, and said first plane and said second plane are different from each other and are parallel to each other. 17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said single straight portion is an edge of a motion limiter, wherein said movable head comprises a dovetail groove complementary to said motion limiter, wherein said motion limiter and said dovetail groove have a longitudinal direction that is parallel to said U-trough axis. 18. A spinal screw apparatus, comprising: a screw, comprising a shaft and a screw head fixedly attached with said shaft, wherein said screw head further comprises a portion of a sphere; anda movable head comprising a top portion and a bottom portion and a concave interior larger than said screw head, and being movable with respect to said screw head, wherein said movable head has a U-trough through said top portion, wherein said U-trough includes a U-trough axis; andwherein said movable head has a bottom opening through said bottom portion, wherein said bottom opening has a shape that is defined in part by an edge of said movable head and in part by a single motion limiter, wherein said single motion limiter is elongated and said movable head comprises a dovetail groove, wherein said single motion limiter is complementary to said dovetail groove. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said single motion limiter has a straight edge facing said bottom opening. 20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said single motion limiter has a longitudinal direction that is parallel to said U-trough axis.
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