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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Lutz Biedermann, VS-Villingen, DE;
Jürgen Harms, Karlsruhe, DE;
Peter Ostermann, Bocholt, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Biedermann Motech GmbH, Schwenningen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connecting element for connecting two rods or screws used for bone or vertebra stabilization is provided. The connecting element comprises a connecting portion, a first portion which can be connected to one of the rods and a second portion which can be connected to the other rod. In order that not only rods parallel to each other, but also those inclined at an angle to each other or oblique can be fixed to each other, the first portion is connected to the connecting portion by a device allowing polyaxial orientation.