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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
May. 22, 2008
Gil Tepper, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Kevin R. Strauss, Columbia, MD (US);
Richard W. Woods, Catonsville, MD (US);
Megan E. Mcmullen, Leesburg, VA (US);
Mary P. Hamburger, Herndon, VA (US);
Gil Tepper, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Kevin R. Strauss, Columbia, MD (US);
Richard W. Woods, Catonsville, MD (US);
Megan E. McMullen, Leesburg, VA (US);
Mary P. Hamburger, Herndon, VA (US);
K2M, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A connecting apparatus includes a first grasping member adapted to hold a first elongated member and a second grasping member adapted to hold a second elongated member. The second grasping member is operatively connected to the first grasping member so that the first and second grasping members are movable relative to each other. The apparatus further includes a first rotatable rod disposed in mechanical cooperation with the first grasping member, a second rotatable rod disposed in mechanical cooperation with the second grasping member, a first engaging member operatively connected to the first rotatable rod, and a second engaging member operatively connected to the second rotatable rod. The first engaging member is adapted to engage at least a portion of a first pedicle screw. The second engaging member is adapted to engage at least a portion of a second pedicle screw.