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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc A Asher, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Walter E Strippgen, Golden, CO (US);
Charles F Heinig, Charlotte, NC (US);
William Carson, Columbia, MO (US);
Assignee:
AcroMed Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 69 ; 606 61 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for connecting a bendable elongate rod with a vertebra. The apparatus comprises a body portion having an opening for receiving the rod. A connector portion is fixed to and extends from the body portion for connecting the body portion with the vertebra. A pair of spaced apart arcuate surfaces are located in the opening in the body portion for engaging the rod at axially spaced locations.