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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Jeff Nichols, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Aditya Ingalhalikar, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Khiem Pham, Chalfont, PA (US);
Michael Harper, Pottstown, PA (US);
Devjeet Mishra, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Derek Martzall, Sinking Springs, PA (US);
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for coupling first and second adjacent vertebrae. The device includes a first coupling element and a second coupling element. The first coupling element has a first body portion for receiving a first bone fastener and an elongate rod portion extending transversely from the first body portion. The second coupling element has a second body portion for receiving a second bone fastener and an extension portion extending transversely from the second body portion. The extension portion defines a recess sized and configured to receive the rod portion of the first coupling element. When unlocked, the rod portion is moveable in the recess to allow for rotational and translational movement of the first and second coupling elements. When locked, the relative position of the first and second coupling elements is fixed.