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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Charles J. Winslow, Lafayette, CA (US);
Steven T. Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles J. Winslow, Lafayette, CA (US);
Steven T. Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Spartek Medical, Inc., Concord, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spinal rod connector is adapted to connect two spinal rods. The spinal rod connector includes first and second channels which are defined in a housing. The first and second channels can be urged together in order to capture first and second spinal rods when a fastener is actuated. The spinal rod connector allows the first and second rods to be positioned relative to each other in one of a parallel and a non-parallel manner prior to the fastener locking the first and second spinal rods in position.