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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2007
Applicant:
Marc Evan Richelsoph, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventor:
Marc Evan Richelsoph, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A self-contouring spinal rod assembly. The assembly has a proximal end, a distal end, and a length extending between the proximal end and the distal end. A plurality of rod elements extend along the length, such that each of the plurality of rod elements is in contact with an adjacent rod element. The plurality of rod elements are fixed against movement relative to each other at the distal end. The plurality of rod elements are movable relative to each other along a length proximal the distal end. A method of assembling the spinal rod assembly is also provided.