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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2011
Mark Falahee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Phil Reed, Davie, FL (US);
Doris Blake, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Trace R Cawley, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Mark Falahee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Phil Reed, Davie, FL (US);
Doris Blake, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Trace R Cawley, Boca Raton, FL (US);
US Spine, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a bone-fastening system includes a handle, a barrel assembly connected to the handle, and a bridge assembly connected to the barrel assembly. The bridge assembly may be configured to receive a first connector element and a second connector element in axial alignment with the first connector element so as to receive a fastening element between the first and second connector elements. The system may also include a control configured to, upon actuation, approximate the first connector element and the second connector element so as to apply compressive pressure to bone portions positioned between the first connector element and the second connector element. A drive mechanism configured to advance the fastening element through the bone portions and connect the first connector element with the second connector element to fasten the bone portions under compression may also be provided with the system.