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US 2013/0172936 A1Published application
Adjustable fixation device
AssigneePioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.
InventorsGregory Berrevoets, Frankie Morris, Frederick E. Finger
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Abstract
An articulated fixation device is provided having a high degree of adjustability for securing a plate member thereof to a skull and at least one spinal rod thereof to a vertebral bone. In one form, an adjustable bridge member is provided that is adjustably connected to both the plate member and the spinal rod. The adjustable connections can include an upper and rearward pivot connection between the plate member and the bridge member and a lower and forward pivot connection between the spinal rod and the bridge member.
Claims1
An articulated fixation device comprising:
- a plate member configured for being secured to a skull;
- at least one spinal rod for being secured to a vertebral bone;
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- an adjustable bridge member for being adjustably connected to the plate member and to the at least one spinal rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.