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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:
Sep. 07, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur D Steffee, Novelty, OH (US);
Frank S Janson, Rocky River, OH (US);
Assignee:
AcroMed Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 61 ; 606 60 ; 606 72 ; 2482319 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for connecting a spinal column corrective device to a vertebra. The apparatus comprises a screw threadably engageable with the vertebra. An elongate flexible member extends through an opening in the screw and around at least a portion of the corrective device to connect the corrective device to the vertebra.