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US 2017/0281237 A1Published application
Revision connectors, systems and methods thereof
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Murray, Aditya Muzumdar, Andrew lott
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Abstract
Connector assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. A connector has a first end that clamps to a first rod in an existing construct and a second end, connected to the first end, that clamps to a second rod in a new construct such that the new construct can be extended from the existing construct at an adjacent level as the existing construct.
Claims20
A connector comprising:
- a body having a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion;
- the first clamping portion having:
- a first passage having a first longitudinal axis extending therethrough and being sized to allow a first rod to be inserted therein;
- a bottom portion having an opening in communication with the first passage;
- and
- a first securing mechanism comprising a set screw, a clamp having two opposing legs, and an opening defined between the two opposing legs, the clamp being connected to the set screw and the set screw being rotatably connected to the body, the first securing mechanism having an unlocked position configured to receive the first rod and a locked position configured to releasably secure the first rod in the opening between the two opposing legs of the clamp and in the first passage;
- and
- the second clamping portion having:
- a second passage having a second longitudinal axis extending therethrough, the second longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis, and the second passage being sized to allow a second rod to be inserted therein along the second longitudinal axis.
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A connector comprising:
- a body having a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion;
- the first clamping portion having:
- a first passage sized and dimensioned to receive a first rod, and a transverse opening extending through and being in communication with the first passage;
- and
- a first securing mechanism comprising a set screw and a clamp having two opposing legs, and an opening defined between the two opposing legs, the clamp being connected to the set screw and the set screw being rotatably connected to the body, the set screw being received in an upper portion of the transverse opening and configured to allow the clamp to slidably translate through the transverse opening;
- and
- the second clamping portion having a second passage sized and dimensioned to receive a second rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.