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Elastic rod having different degrees of stiffness for the surgical treatment of the spine

US10695097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SPINESAVE AG · CH

Inventors

Stefan Freudiger · Zollikofen, CH
Rolf Diener · Winkel, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 24, 2013
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 24, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/00526
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

For a differentiated treatment of individual motion segments of the spine, a plastic rod (41, 42, 46) for the dynamic stabilization of the spine has different degrees of stiffness in its longitudinal direction. The different rod segments are interconnected along an oblique plane (13).

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