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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Todd James Albert, Narberth, PA (US);
Rafail Zubok, Mindland Park, NJ (US);
Mikhail Kvitnitsky, Clifton, NJ (US);
Todd James Albert, Narberth, PA (US);
Rafail Zubok, Mindland Park, NJ (US);
Mikhail Kvitnitsky, Clifton, NJ (US);
Accelerated Innovation, LLC, Clifton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A stabilization rod engaging apparatus for implantation in a patient includes: a first pivot element including at least one first aperture, a first engagement element, and a first locking element; a second pivot element including at least one second aperture, a second engagement element, and a second locking element, wherein: the first and second apertures are sized, shaped and disposed in substantial axial alignment such that they are operable to receive the stabilization rod therethrough, and displacement of the first and second locking elements relative to one another urges the first and second apertures to misalign and thereby clamp the stabilization rod.