The modular DIPLOMAT® pedicle screw system is a rod-screw system that firmly connects two or more screws via the screw head and a rod using a force-fit or form-fit connection. Additional fixation elements, such as cross bars, hooks, connectors and washers, can also be used. The DIPLOMAT® pedicle screw system is applied temporarily to provide internal posterior stabilization until bone fusion in the lumbar or thoracic spine has taken place. The surgeon makes the final decision as to the indwelling time of the implant in the patient‘s body and the time when the implant is to be explanted. The pedicle screw system is implanted from a posterior approach. The implant is screwed into the vertebral body via the pedicle and it can be applied in a single segment or multiple segments. Implantation is facilitated by use of the specially developed accessories for inserting and positioning the implants. Only these accessories ensure safe use. Our product information provides further system-related information on the surgical method. If there are any preoperative uncertainties relating to the implant, information must be obtained from SIGNUS. Instruments specially developed by SIGNUS to ensure safe application are available for use with the implant system.
A small, implantable, non-bioabsorbable device intended to be attached to the top end of a spinal screw (not included) typically to secure/stabilize a rod and/or connector as part of an internal spinal fixation procedure. Also known as a reduction head or tulip, it is typically U-shaped with threads to receive a set screw and/or has a hole to allow the rod and/or connector to pass through; it may also facilitate a degree of motion. It is available in various lengths and is made of metal (e.g., surgical steel, titanium alloy) and/or synthetic polymer materials.
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