Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Offset vertebral rod connector
- Patent Title (中): 偏移脊椎杆连接器
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Application No.: US12206889Application Date: 2008-09-09
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Publication No.: US08147523B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Keith E. Miller , Lauren I. Lyons
- Applicant: Keith E. Miller , Lauren I. Lyons
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70
Abstract:
The present application is directed to connectors for attaching a vertebral rod to an anchor. The connectors may include a body with a first channel to receive the vertebral rod and a second channel to receive the anchor. A cradle may be positioned in the body to contact the vertebral rod. The cradle may be pivotally positioned in the body to accommodate a vertebral rod that is at various angular positions within a predetermined plane. A set screw may engage with the body to secure the vertebral rod to the body and the body to the anchor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100063546A1 OFFSET VERTEBRAL ROD CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2010-03-11
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