Patent ID: 11963701
Assignee: BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A rod for spine surgery comprising:
a longitudinal axis;
a connection portion at one end that is engageable with a rod insertion device, wherein when viewed in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a cross-section of the connection portion forms a shape that comprises at least four equal long sides that are arranged in a diamond-shaped envelope, with two opposite corners of the diamond-shaped envelope arranged along a first direction, the shape having a maximum height measured in the first direction that is greater than a maximum width measured in a direction transverse to the first direction; and
a first recess and a second recess formed on opposite sides of the connection portion along the first direction, wherein the first and second recesses are configured to be selectively engaged by a protrusion of the rod insertion device to hold the rod to the rod insertion device.