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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Schafer, Encinitas, CA (US);
Andrew Morris, San Diego, CA (US);
Adam Lipson, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert German, San Diego, CA (US);
Nicholas Didier, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 17/8869 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for securing a spinal rod to a bone structure using a connector is provided. The connector functions by modulating friction on a band in two band channels and locking the spinal rod in a separate rod channel. An instrument is also provided for tensioning the band.