Methods for percutaneously attaching a cross connector to contralateral spinal constructs
US8740950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/88
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and techniques for attaching a cross connector to a pair of contralaterally implanted spinal rods in a patient are disclosed. In one arrangement, the cross connector is subcutaneously placed to interconnect contralaterally to a pair of rod connectors that are percutaneously attached respectively to a pair of rods in existing spinal constructs implanted on opposite sides of spine.
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