Spinal osteosynthesis connector and instrumentation
CA 2474131 A1 · Owner: Lemaitre, Philippe · Inventors: Bruneau, Laure; Chopin, Daniel; Lemaitre, Philippe
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A connector (1) for a spinal osteosynthesis device for connecting two rods to , a plate fixed in a vertebra includes a first orifice (2) opening onto two opposed faces (3, 4) of the connector (1) and two other orifices (5, 6) , opening onto two other opposed faces (7 8) of the connector (1). Each of the , two other orifices (5 6) are each designed to receive a rod (14 15) of the , osteosynthesis device. The connector (1) includes means making it possible when the connector (1) is push-fitted onto a protrusion (100) of a bone anchor member, to tighten the rods (14, 15) simultaneously in the two other orifices (5, 6) when a nut (22) is screwed onto the protrusion (100). An assembly for …
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- Filed January 30, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 30, 2023.
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