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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Mark M. Levy, Raanana, IL;
Eyal Zylberberg, Kfar Yona, IL;
Yair Spanier, Pardes Hanna, IL;
Amnon Yadin, Kfar Vitkin, IL;
Inventors:
Mark M. Levy, Raanana, IL;
Eyal Zylberberg, Kfar Yona, IL;
Yair Spanier, Pardes Hanna, IL;
Amnon Yadin, Kfar Vitkin, IL;
Assignee:
Expanding Orthopedics Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An assembly including a connector element including a receptacle from which extends a neck, a lug element sized to fit in the receptacle of the connector element, ears pivotally connected to the lug element, and a mechanical fastener that fastens the connector element together with the lug element, thereby causing the ears to pivot and grip a connector rod placed between the ears.