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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2007
Mark M. Levy, Raanana, IL;
Eyal Zylberberg, Kfar Yona, IL;
Yair Spanier, Pardes Hanna, IL;
Expanding Orthopedics, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly including a bone anchoring element including a spherical head, a double collet that includes an inner clamping portion formed by inner surfaces of a plurality of resilient fingers, the resilient fingers defining a first wedge surface and a second wedge surface, an outer closure element that includes an inner clamping portion that corresponds in shape to an outer contour of the double collet, the outer closure element including a pair of arms that define a channel shaped for receiving therein a connector element, and an interface ring that includes a base formed with an inner wedge surface and a pair of wing extensions that extend from the base.