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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2007
Applicant:
Nathaniel E. Hawkins, Chatham, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Nathaniel E. Hawkins, Chatham, NJ (US);
Assignee:
EBI, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An enclosure device connecting a pedicle fixation device with an elongated spinal fixation member. The enclosure device can include an enclosure member and an elongated guide member affixed to the enclosure member and defining a fracture region for breaking off the guide member from the enclosure member. The enclosure member can have a spherical outer surface rotatably received within a receiver portion of the pedicle fixation device. The enclosure member can include an internal bore capable of slidably receiving the fixation member.