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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rolando M Puno, Prospect, KY (US);
Philip A Mellinger, Worthington, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cross Medical Products, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 73 ; 606 72 ; 606 61 ; 623 17 ;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for the internal fixation of the spine. The apparatus comprises an assembly having at least two anchors and an elongated stabilizer. The anchors each have means to hold the anchor to the bone, and include receiving means which receive the stabilizer as well as securing means which cooperate with the receiving means by means of the interaction of mating threads to cause the application of compression on the stabilizer into the receiving means.
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