Rigid transversal linking device between two shaft fixation rods
CA 2206853 A1 · Owner: Stryker France S.A. · Inventors: Baccelli, Christian; Le Couedic, Regis; Petreto, Eric
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A transversal linking device between two longitudinal rods fixed to the shaft consists of two linking and blocking elements (30) made up of two arms (33 34) separated by a central channel (35). Each arm forms a hook in the shape of a cradle (33a 34a) for a rod (10a, 10b), and the cradles are turned towards two opposite sides of the linking and blocking element. The device also includes a transversal linking element (20) between the two linking and blocking elements (30). Thus each linking and blocking element can be engaged on a rod by receiving the associated rod in its central channel then turning in on itself to anchor the associated rod in the cradles of the two arms. According to the …
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- Filed June 2, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 2, 2017.
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