Fixing rod connecting device
AssigneesKyoung Gee Ahn, GBS Commonwealth Co., Ltd., PMT Republic, Inc.
InventorKyoung Gee Ahn
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a fixing rod connecting device and, more specifically, to a fixing rod connecting device, comprising: a main body having a space into which one or more rods can be inserted; and a fixing screw fastened to the main body so as to fix the rod, wherein one side surface of the main body is formed to have a predetermined upward inclination angle relative to the other side surface thereof, thereby eliminating interference with other surgical instruments when the fixing screw is fastened, enabling an incision area of a patient to be minimized, and enabling three-dimensional alignment and fixation of the rod.
Claims14
A fixing rod connecting device comprising:
- a main body having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and having a pair of space portions formed on both sides of the main body between the upper surface and the lower surface to allow a pair of rods to be inserted thereinto;
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- a pair of fixing screws configured to be fastened into the main body through a pair of holes formed on the upper surface of the main body in order to fix the pair of rods,
- wherein a first area of the lower surface of the main body is formed to have a predetermined upward inclination angle with respect to an opposite side a second area of the lower surface of the main body, the first area of the lower surface being extended from a first edge of the lower surface and the second area of the lower surface being extended from a second edge of the lower surface, the first edge and the second edge of the lower surface being positioned opposite to each other,
- wherein a first area of the upper surface of the main body is formed to have a predetermined upward inclination angle with respect to a second area of the upper surface of the main body, the first area of the upper surface being extended from a first edge of the upper surface and the second area of the upper surface being extended from a second edge of the upper surface, the first edge and the second edge of the upper surface being positioned opposite to each other, and
- wherein, when the pair of fixing screws are fastened into the main body, axes passing through centers of the pair of fixing screws and extending from tips of the pair of fixing screws toward tops of the pair of fixing screws intersect to form an angle less than 90° therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.