Stacked intermedular rods for spinal fixation
US6706044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/8645
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A spinal fixation system employing bone anchors, several generally parallel rods stacked together and running through each bone anchor, a mechanism for attaching the anchors to the stacked rods and a mechanism for hold the stacked rods together to form a compressed, multi-rod unit.
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