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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Chris Karas, Columbus, OH (US);
Ryan Leard, Oakland, CA (US);
Sebastian Lodahl, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Awesome Dudes Making Tools, LLC, Columbus, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7049 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/707 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 17/844 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for spinal fixation. In one example embodiment, a minimally invasive crosslink apparatus with an elongated shaft portion, a self-drilling tip portion, and a posterolateral delivery device is provided. In this example embodiment, the elongated shaft portion is configured to connect to at least one of a vertical fixation rod and a pedicle screw head.