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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Benjamin Arnold, San Diego, CA (US);
Seungkyu Daniel Kwak, Grafton, MA (US);
John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
Erasmo A. Lopez, Seattle, WA (US);
Missoum Moumene, Newton, MA (US);
Charles M. Bartish, Jr., Providence, RI (US);
William L. Dunbar, Jr., Bethlehem, CT (US);
Amie Borgstrom, Stanford, CA (US);
Anwar M. Upal, Fall River, MA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A spine stabilization system includes at least one bone anchor assembly, the bone anchor assembly including a bone engaging member and a receiver member, wherein the receiver member includes a connecting member cavity, and an elongated connecting member inserted into the connecting member cavity and connected to the receiver member, wherein the connecting member comprises locking features configured to secure the connecting member to the receiver member without the use of a fixation screw extending through a top portion of the receiver member.