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Revision connector for spinal constructs

US10105163B2 · kind B2 · utility

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281References

43Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Tom Keyer · West Chester, US
Eric McDivitt · Schwenksville, US
Joseph Capozzoli · West Chester, US
Christoph Meyer · Herzogenrath, DE
Nicholas Theodore · Paradise Valley, US
Charles Kuntz · Springfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 15, 2010
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 5, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7034
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A revision connector is configured to couple a new spine fixation rod to a previously implanted spine fixation rod that is secured to a plurality of vertebrae. The new spine fixation rod can be implanted and secured to vertebrae that are caudal and/or cranial with respect to the previously secured vertebrae.

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