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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Forrest Samuel, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Forrest Samuel, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present application describes a spinal cross-connector and related methods for augmenting and stiffening spinal fixation constructs. The cross connector may include multiple rod-stabilization members that simultaneously engage respective rods of a fixation construct. Simultaneous engagement by the rod-stabilization members may be effectuated by a single locking step.