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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventor:
Glenn R. Buttermann, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 17/7038 (2013.01); A61B 17/7047 (2013.01); A61B 17/7056 (2013.01); A61B 17/704 (2013.01); A61B 17/7034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02);
Abstract
A bone attachment assembly may include an attachment head, a set screw configured to attach to the attachment head, and a rod surface with a first raised portion and a second raised portion that define a lowered portion positioned between the first raised portion and the second raised portion. The first raised portion, the second raised portion, and the set screw may be configured to directly contact a rod in order to retain the rod within the attachment head.