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US 6,958,066 B2Granted
Rod to rod connector
AssigneeAesculap II, Inc.
InventorsMarc Richelsoph, John Usher
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Abstract
A transverse connector having a seat rod for seating a rod therein engagement mechanism including a rod engagement seat forming a portion of the rod seat, the engagement mechanism being movable into and out of engagement with the rod seated in the rod seat.
Claims1
A transverse connector for engaging at least one rod comprising:
- a rod seat for seating a rod therein;
- engagement means including a rod engagement seat forming a portion of said rod seat, said engagement means including an insert pivotally fixed to said connector capable of rotating into and out of engagement with a rod seated in said rod seat and said insert including a substantially arcuate recess in one corner thereof for engaging a portion of the rod and defining a second portion of said rod seat;
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- screw means for screwingly engaging said insert into engagement with the rod seated in said rod seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.