Connector element for bone rods or spinal rods
AssigneeBiedermann Motech GmbH
InventorsLutz Biedermann, Jurgen Harms, Peter Ostermann
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A connecting element for connecting two rods (6, 9) or screws used for bone or vertebra stabilisation is provided. The connecting element comprises a connecting portion (10), a first portion which can be connected to one of the rods and a second portion which can be connected to the other rod. In order that not only rods parallel to each other, but also those inclined at an angle to each other or oblique can be fixed to each other, the first portion (12) is connected to the connecting portion (10) by a device (20) allowing polyaxial orientation.
Claims4
Connecting element (10) with a connecting portion comprising a first end and an opposed second end each with a portion (12, 13, 12′) for connecting two rod-like elements (6, 9, 18, 28, 3, 4, 8) used for bone or vertebra stabilisation, characterised in that the connecting portion is rod-shaped and in that at least one of the portions for connection is designed as a device (20, 21, 26, 33) allowing polyaxial orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.