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Spinal fixation device with laterally attachable connectors

  • US 5,928,233 A
  • Filed: 03/21/1997
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A spinal fixation device comprising:

  • a rod adapted to extend along one side of selected vertebrae;

    a bracket havinga first opening positioned to have said rod extend across said first opening, anda second opening;

    a stud having a head and a threaded shank, said shank extending rotatably through said first opening of said bracket with said head contacting one side of said bracket, and said shank having a longitudinal cross slot which extends toward said head with shank segments on opposite sides of said slot, said slot extending between said shank segments, said rod extending laterally through said slot in said stud and lying over an opposite side of said bracket;

    a fastener having a fastening shank extending through said second opening of said bracket, said fastener being rotatable with respect to said stud to move said fastener to a desired location for attachment into a vertebra at a position laterally displaced from said stud and on the one side of the selected vertebrae; and

    a nut threadable onto said shank segments of said stud for clamping said rod and said stud against rotation with respect to said bracket, thereby clamping said desired location of said fastener with respect to said stud.

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