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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2002
Robert Lange, Paris, FR;
Co-Ligne AG, Zürich, CH;
Abstract
The instrumentation includes a spinal stabilizing longitudinal element ( ) that is adapted to be placed in a generally parallel relationship with the portion of the spine (A) to be treated, a connector ( ) having an opening ( ) therethrough, a mechanism ( ) is adapted to affix said bone-anchoring element ( ) in the opening ( ); the connector ( ) has a hook portion ( ) adapted to cooperate with a support ( ) of the bone-anchoring element ( ) for clamping the longitudinal element ( ); the hook portion ( ) has at its bottom side a recess ( ) for receiving the longitudinal element ( ); the longitudinal element ( ) is clamped against said support ( ), so that the force of the support ( ) on the longitudinal element ( ) is approximately parallel to the axis (D) of the bone-anchoring element ( ).