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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Applicant:
Marc E. Richelsoph, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Marc E. Richelsoph, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polyaxial screw assembly includes an internal load dampening mechanism for sharing and dampening loads between at least one screw member and at least one rod member interconnected by the assembly. A method of interconnecting the orthopedic screw with the rod includes dampening with a body member interconnecting the screw to the rod.