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US 2017/0281247 A1Published application
Revision connectors, systems and methods thereof
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Murray, Aditya Muzumdar, Andrew Iott
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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 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 rotatably connected thereto, the first securing mechanism being adapted to releasably secure the first rod in the first passage;
- and
- a second clamping portion having:
- a second passage having a second longitudinal axis extending therethrough, the second longitudinal axis being parallel to the first longitudinal axis, and the second passage being sized to allow a second rod to be inserted thereinto along the second longitudinal axis.
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A connector comprising:
- a body having a bottom surface extending between a first end and a second end;
- the first end having:
- a generally U-shaped first opening extending from the bottom surface, the U-shaped opening being sized to receive a first rod extending therethrough along a first axis;
- and
- a securing mechanism extendable into the first opening to releasably secure the first rod to the body;
- and
- the second end having:
- a second opening extending therethrough along a second axis, parallel to the first axis, the second opening being sized to receive a second rod.
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A method of adding a new construct to an existing construct comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a connector having a first connecting portion with an open connection and a second connecting portion having an axial passage extending therethrough;
- (b) inserting the open connection over a first rod in the existing construct;
- (c) securing the first connecting portion to the first rod;
- (d) inserting a second rod through the axial passage;
- and
- (e) securing the second rod to the second connecting portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.