Articulating implant connectors and related methods
US10561454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7052
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Articulating implant connectors and related methods are disclosed herein. Exemplary connectors can include first and second bodies that are rotatable relative to one another about a rotation axis and selectively lockable to resist or prevent such rotation. Each of the bodies can be configured to couple to a rod or other fixation component, and the connector can be used to lock first and second rods together even when the rods are obliquely angled with respect to one another.
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