Articulating rod assembly
AssigneeRefai Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorsDaniel Refai, Tyler Haskins
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Abstract
An articulating assembly includes a first elongated element for attachment to a first anatomical region, and a second elongated element for attachment to a second anatomical region. In at least one embodiment, a coupling connects the first and second elongated elements. The coupling includes a moveable joint configured to allow polyaxial movement of the first elongated element with respect to the second elongated element. The assembly further includes a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is operable in an unlocked condition to permit polyaxial movement of the first elongated element with respect to the second elongated element, and a locked condition to immobilize the movable joint and fix the position of the first elongated element with respect to the second elongated element.
Claims19
An adjustable articulating spinal rod assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a first elongated element for attachment to a first anatomical region, wherein the first elongated element comprises:
- a first enlarged end at an end of the first elongated element;
- a second elongated element for attachment to a second anatomical region, wherein the second elongated element comprises:
- a second enlarged end at an end of the second elongated element;
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- at least one coupling member connecting the first elongated element with the second elongated element, the at least one coupling member comprising:
- a body having a first opening, a second opening, and two third openings, wherein the first opening is at a first end of the body, the second opening is at a second end of the body, and the two third openings are positioned on a side of the body between the first end and the second end and extends through the body into at least one socket;
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- two locking mechanisms received within the two third openings;
- wherein the body has a cylindrical shape and the first enlarged end is positioned on a side opposite the second enlarged end of the body;
- wherein the first elongated element extends through the first opening to position the first enlarged end in the at least one socket;
- wherein the second elongated element extends through the second opening to position the second enlarged end in the at least one socket;
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- wherein the two locking mechanisms are inserted into the two third openings to engage a portion of at least one of the first enlarged end of the first elongated element and a portion of the second enlarged end of the second elongated element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.