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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
Jeff R. Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Fred J. Molz, Iv, Birmingham, AL (US);
Michael C. Sherman, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeff R. Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Fred J. Molz, IV, Birmingham, AL (US);
Michael C. Sherman, Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A vertebral rod for stabilizing a patient's spine. The rod may include an elongated body with first and second ends and have an elongated cross-sectional shape with a major axis and a minor axis and a centroid positioned at an intersection of the axes. First and second longitudinal channels may extend through the body. The channels may be spaced apart and contained within the body. The body may have a first flexural rigidity along the major axis and a different second flexural rigidity along the minor axis.