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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2007
Thomas Zehnder, Bäch, CH;
Thomas Zehnder, Bäch, CH;
Spinelab AG, Winterthur, CH;
Abstract
A vertebral column implant includes a connecting element, which is insertable in the vertebral bodies of a vertebral column via several bone screws. The screws are each provided with a head part for receiving the connecting element, by means of which a firm connection is achievable between bone screws and connecting element. The connecting element is composed of rigid sections and elastic sections. The rigid sections are connectable to the elastic sections via connecting devices. The connecting devices are designed such that the rigid sections and the elastic sections, in each case connected to one another, are aligned substantially coaxially, and their connection is form-fitting.