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US 6,783,528 B2Granted
Position-adjustment system for an instrument for surgery of the spine
AssigneeStryker Spine
InventorPhilippe Vincent-Prestigiacomo
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Abstract
A position-adjustment system having particular applicability for surgical instrumentation. The system comprises a body connected to an elongate member in such an arrangement as to have interchangeable locked and unlocked states. In the unlocked state, the body is free to move along the elongate member, and in the locked state the body is prevented from moving along the elongate member.
Claims25
A position-adjustment system comprising:
- an elongate member, and
- a body suitable for being fastened to the elongate member,
- the system comprising means for connecting the elongate member to the body and arranged to interchangeably have an unlocked state and a locked state, the unlocked state being one in which the means allow the elongate member to slide an unlimited displacement in a first direction relative to the body and a locked state being one in which the means prevent the elongate member from sliding relative to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.