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US 9,119,675 B2Granted
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.
Claims17
An implantable system comprising:
- a first connecting body having a one-piece 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, wherein the first receptacle faces outwards towards the first elongate body and away from the second elongate body;
- a third elongate body received in the first collar and the second collar, wherein the third elongate body is laterally offset from the first receptacle of the first connecting body for accommodating anatomical structural elements, and
- a first c-ring received in the first collar, wherein the first c-ring receives the third elongate body, and wherein a screw tightens the first collar around the first c-ring and the third elongate body,
- wherein the first connecting body and the second connecting body are each capable of translating axially along the third elongate body, and
- wherein locking of the first elongate body in the first receptacle is independent from locking of the third elongate body in the first collar of the first connecting body.
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An implantable system comprising:
- a first connecting body having a one-piece 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, wherein the first receptacle faces outwards towards the first elongate body and away from the second elongate body;
- a third elongate body received in the first collar and the second collar, wherein the third elongate body is laterally offset from the first receptacle of the first connecting body for accommodating anatomical structural elements, and
- a first screw for tightening the first collar around the third elongate body and a second screw for tightening the second collar around the third elongate body,
- wherein the first connecting body and the second connecting body are each rotatable relative to the third elongate body, and
- wherein locking of the first elongate body in the first receptacle is independent from locking of the third elongate body in the first collar of the first connecting body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.