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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2002
Applicants:
Marc Richelsoph, Bartlett, TN (US);
John Usher, Brighton, TN (US);
Inventors:
Marc Richelsoph, Bartlett, TN (US);
John Usher, Brighton, TN (US);
Assignee:
Aesculap II, Inc., Center Valley, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided a transverse connector having a seat rod for seating a rod therein engagement mechanism including a rod engagement seat forming a portion of the rod seat, the engagement mechanism being movable into and out of engagement with the rod seated in the rod seat.