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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2008
Nathaniel E. Hawkins, Greensboro, NC (US);
Nicholas J. Bender, Lake Hiawatha, NJ (US);
Rui J. Ferreira, Livingston, NJ (US);
Nathaniel E. Hawkins, Greensboro, NC (US);
Nicholas J. Bender, Lake Hiawatha, NJ (US);
Rui J. Ferreira, Livingston, NJ (US);
EBI, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
A spinal connector includes a first seat having a first opening for coupling to a first spinal connecting member along a first longitudinal axis and a second seat having a second opening for coupling to a second spinal connecting member along a second longitudinal axis. The second longitudinal axis is substantially coaxial to the first longitudinal axis for connecting the first and second connecting members end to end. The spinal connector also includes a ball enclosure rotatably received in the second opening of the second seat. The ball enclosure defines a bore along the second longitudinal axis and articulates with the second opening for allowing change of orientation of the second connecting member relative to the first connecting member.