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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:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc Evan Richelsoph, Memphis, TN (US);
Kenneth William Russell, Cordova, TN (US);
Assignee:
Spinal Innovations, LLC, Bartlett, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61B / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 61 ; 606 72 ;
Abstract
A final fixation assembly includes a rod receiving ring for receiving a portion of a rod therein and including a compressible insert for receiving a portion of the rod therein in a noncompressed condition and conforming allowing the portion of the rod to fixedly lock the portion of the rod therein in a compressed condition. The rod receiving ring maintains the insert in the compressed condition when the insert is seated therein.
Published as:
CA2265147A1; EP0947174A2; AU1951999A; JPH11318933A; US6010503A; EP0947174A3; US6355040B1; AU760407B2; EP0947174B1; EP1642542A2; DE69930059D1; EP1642542A3; DE69930059T2; ES2260888T3; CA2265147C; EP1642542B1; DE69938749D1; ES2302115T3; JP4154066B2;