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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Rodney Ballard, Lakeland, TN (US);
William Alan Rezach, Atoka, TN (US);
Charles Dickinson, Bartlett, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7041 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49963 (2015.01);
Abstract
Connector assemblies are provided to couple an elongate member extending along the spinal column to a bone engaging implant engaged to the spinal column. The connector assembly includes a coupler having an implant coupling portion and an elongate member coupling portion. The positioning and orientation of the coupler relative to the implant and elongate member can be adjusted to facilitate engagement of the connector assembly between the implant and elongate member.