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US 2015/0119938 A1Published application
Transverse fixation device for spinal fixation systems
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Lee, Andrew Iott
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Abstract
A transverse fixation device is disclosed. The device includes one or more connecting bodies disposed substantially between two elongate rods. Each connecting body includes a receptacle that is capable of engaging with the two elongate rods. A c-ring comprising an outer surface having a spherical curvature is also included. A third rod may be inserted into the c-ring. A clamp included in the connecting bodies may then be disposed about the c-ring and third rod to allow the connecting bodies to slidingly engage with the third rod.
Claims20
An implantable system comprising:
- a first connecting body comprising a first collar and a first receptacle;
- a second connecting body comprising a second collar and a second receptacle;
- a first elongate body received in the first receptacle;
- a second elongate body received in the second receptacle;
- and
- a third elongate body received in the first collar and the second collar,
- wherein the first connecting body and the second connecting body are each capable of translating axially along the third elongate body.
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An implantable system comprising:
- a first connecting body comprising a first collar and a first receptacle;
- a second connecting body comprising a second collar and a second receptacle;
- a first elongate body received in the first receptacle;
- a second elongate body received in the second receptacle;
- and
- a third elongate body received in the first collar and the second collar,
- wherein the first connecting body and the second connecting body are each rotatable relative to the third elongate body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.