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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
May. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean Saurat, Avrille, FR;
Assignee:
Sofamor S.N.C., , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 61 ; 606 53 ;
Abstract
A vertebral rod for fixation of a spine, the rod formed of a first material and defining a passage extending at least partially therethrough, the passage at least partially filled with a second material different from the first material to thereby enable the stiffness of the rod to be varied along its length. The first and second materials are either a metallic material or a biocompatible material such as plastic. The rod may be formed of at least three layers of material, with the layers composed of at least two different materials.
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