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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Charanpreet Bagga, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Eric Gray, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Carlo Ventre, Turbenthal, CH;
Inventors:
Charanpreet Bagga, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Eric Gray, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Carlo Ventre, Turbenthal, CH;
Assignee:
Zimmer Spine, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixation device and method stabilizers at least one bone of a patient. The device includes a connector with one end defining a screw fixator configured to receive an anchoring screw and a securing cap configured to maintain the screw in the screw fixator.