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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Degen Medical, Inc., Florence, SC (US);
Inventors:
Craig Black, Florence, SC (US);
Kidong Yu, Florence, SC (US);
Assignee:
DeGen Medical, Inc., Florence, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7052 (2013.01);
Abstract
Cross connectors, kits, and methods useful in the treatment of bones, such as vertebrae, are described herein. An example cross connector is comprised of a first member, a second member, a saddle, a locking member, and a stop member. The first member is pivotally, rotatably, and slidably moveable within a passageway defined by the second member.