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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Sean Saidha, Basel, CH;
William L. Strausbaugh, Newmanstown, PA (US);
Boyd Wolf, Coatesville, PA (US);
Thomas Pepe, Turnersville, NJ (US);
Christoph Roth, Muttenz, CH;
David S. Rathbun, Gap, PA (US);
William P. Mcdonough, Collegeville, PA (US);
Sean Saidha, Basel, CH;
William L. Strausbaugh, Newmanstown, PA (US);
Boyd Wolf, Coatesville, PA (US);
Thomas Pepe, Turnersville, NJ (US);
Christoph Roth, Muttenz, CH;
David S. Rathbun, Gap, PA (US);
William P. McDonough, Collegeville, PA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A transconnector for joining adjacent longitudinal spinal rods. The transconnector preferably includes a bridge member and a pair of bone fixation coupling elements, the bridge member is preferably sized and configured to span a distance between the pair of bone fixation coupling elements. The bone fixation coupling elements are preferably sized and configured to engage the bridge member and sized and configured to receive one of the bone fixation elements. The bone fixation coupling elements are preferably sized and configured to engage the body portion of the bone fixation element. The bone fixation coupling elements may include a locking cap having a first set of threads for threadably engaging the bone fixation element.