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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2007
Lutz Biedermann, VS-Villingen, DE;
Wilfried Matthis, Weisweil, DE;
Jürgen Harms, Karlsruhe, DE;
Scott Carpenter, Fremont, CA (US);
Minh Dinh, Fremont, CA (US);
Raghuveer Basude, Fremont, CA (US);
Lutz Biedermann, VS-Villingen, DE;
Wilfried Matthis, Weisweil, DE;
Jürgen Harms, Karlsruhe, DE;
Scott Carpenter, Fremont, CA (US);
Minh Dinh, Fremont, CA (US);
Raghuveer Basude, Fremont, CA (US);
Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Donaueschingen, DE;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a flexible connecting device for implantation into the human or animal body and especially for stabilizing the spine with a first rod, which has at least one flexible middle section and at least two connecting sections. At least one part of the flexible middle section includes an adjustment element, such as a flexible element or a stabilization element, which is arranged outside the cross-section of the first rod and connected to the first rod at a first location.