Patent ID: 9119672
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An elongated connecting element for stabilizing a first vertebra with respect to a second vertebra, the elongated connecting element comprising: a. a first end member and a second end member substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis; b. a resilient intermediate element positioned between and abutting the first end member and the second end member, the resilient member having a length L; c. a tether extending between the first end member and the second end member and through the resilient intermediate element; and d. a sheath positioned between the resilient intermediate element and the tether and at least partially surrounding the tether along a portion of a length of the tether approximate to the abutments of the resilient intermediate element to the first and second end members, wherein a combined length of the first and second end members and the resilient intermediate element is greater than a maximum length of the tether.