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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Inventors:
Kevin Lee, Canton, MA (US);
Christopher Ramsay, West Wareham, MA (US);
J. Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
Assignee:
MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL, Le Locle, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7049 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implant connectors and related methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a connector can include a low-profile portion to facilitate use of the connector in surgical applications where space is limited. In some embodiments, a connector can include a biased rod-pusher to allow the connector to 'snap' onto a rod and/or to 'drag' against the rod, e.g., for provisional positioning of the connector prior to locking.