Articulating implant connectors and related methods
US10966761B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/564
- 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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