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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan Lombardo, Kinnelon, NJ (US);
Michael Hammer, Pine Brook, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Blackstone Medical, Inc., Springfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/770 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/770 ;
Abstract
Surgical cross-connecting apparatuses in which the components of the apparatuses are adjustable as a result of being provided with a number of degrees of freedom. The components are movable axially and rotatably. The components are rotatable in several different ways taken from the perspective of the axially extending cross connecting member of the apparatuses. The apparatuses include a lever and set screw for locking a spinal rod in position.