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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chih-I Lin, Chino Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
A-Spine Holding Group Corp., Tortola, VG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract
A vertebral fixation device. The device includes a fixation seat, a fixation block, and a fastening bolt. The fixation seat is provided with a receiving slot for receiving a vertebral fixation rod. The fixation block is engaged with the fixation seat such that the vertebral fixation rod is pressed by the fixation block, and two retaining edges of the fixation block are retained in two retaining recesses of the fixation seat. The fastening bolt is engaged with a threaded through hole of the fixation block such that one end of the fastening bolt presses against the vertebral fixation rod.