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Flexible articulating spinal rod

US8292927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

20Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Jeffrey Rouleau · Maple Grove, US
Henry Keith Bonin, Jr. · Memphis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 24, 2009
Grant date	Oct 23, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7026
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include a spinal construct for stabilizing a segment of a spinal column with a flexible spinal rod having one or more flexible components that articulate longitudinally and change curvature along at least a portion of their length in response to normal physiological loads.

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