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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Conrad Tyler Hammann, San Diego, CA (US);
Prakhar Goel, San Diego, CA (US);
Scott Lish, San Diego, CA (US);
Fernando Olea, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7046 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7056 (2013.01); A61B 17/7059 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rib fixation plate is provided that is can have one or more locking rib hooks that can translate and rotate independently from one another. The one or more locking rib hooks translate and rotate when in an unlocked conformation and are secured from translation and rotation when in a locked conformation. The plate includes a first end and a second end opposite of the first end, the second end having a housing assembly configured to receive a rod. The rod can be secured to a vertebra with a pedicle screw.