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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Applicant:
Thomas Sweeney, Sarasota, FL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Sweeney, Sarasota, FL (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Spine, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of interconnecting first and second longitudinal members extending along a spinal column of a patient includes inserting an access port into the body of the patient. A transverse connector is moved through the access port. A first end of the transverse connector is connected to the first longitudinal member. A second end of the transverse connector is connected to the second longitudinal member.