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Transconnector

US8277489B2 · kind B2 · utility

39Cited by

88References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Synthes USA, LLC · US

Inventors

Sean Saidha · Franklin, US
William L. Strausbaugh · West Chester, US
Boyd A. Wolf · Coatesville, US
Thomas Pepe · Turnersville, US
Christoph Roth · West Chester, US
David S. Rathbun · New Holland, US
William P. McDonough · Collegeville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 2007
Grant date	Oct 2, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7037
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a transconnector for joining adjacent longitudinal spinal rods. The transconnector preferably includes a bridge member and a pair of bone fixation coupling elements, the bridge member is preferably sized and configured to span a distance between the pair of bone fixation coupling elements. The bone fixation coupling elements are preferably sized and configured to engage the bridge member and sized and configured to receive one of the bone fixation elements. The bone fixation coupling elements are preferably sized and configured to engage the body portion of the bone fixation element. The bone fixation coupling elements may include a locking cap having a first set of threads for threadably engaging the bone fixation element.

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