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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
William L Dunbar, Jr., Bethlehem, CT (US);
Christopher Ryan Rybicki, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ian Charles Burgess, Barrington, RI (US);
William L Dunbar, Jr., Bethlehem, CT (US);
Christopher Ryan Rybicki, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ian Charles Burgess, Barrington, RI (US);
Depuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Spinal rod approximator for seating a stabilizing rod in a rod-receiving portion of a spinal implant and inserting a closure mechanism is provided. In one embodiment, a spinal rod approximator is provided including a body with gripping branches, inserter shaft, threaded collar, and outer sleeve. The cylindrical outer sleeve is disposed about the distal end portion of the body and is movable between a first position and a second position in which the outer sleeve inhibits separation of the gripping branches.