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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Boyd Thomas Barker, Jr., Bartlett, TN (US);
Eric Steven Heinz, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Boyd Thomas Barker, Jr., Bartlett, TN (US);
Eric Steven Heinz, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Spinal fusion rods extend along a longitudinal axis and include a rod portion and a fusion portion along the longitudinal axis. The fusion rods can be employed alone or in combination with one another and with other spinal implant components in spinal stabilization and reconstruction procedures.