Patent ID: 8613759
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A transverse fixation device comprising: a first, second and third elongate rod; a connecting body comprising a receptacle facing outwards towards the first rod and away from the second rod, the connecting body further comprising a clamp; wherein the clamp is disposed around the third rod, wherein the clamp allows the connecting body to slidingly engage with the third rod, a screw for connecting the connecting body to the clamp, wherein the screw includes a shaft that is capable of passing through the clamp and into the connecting body; and wherein the third rod is laterally offset from the receptacle of the connecting body for accommodating anatomical structural elements wherein the clamp, the connecting body and the receptacle are configured as a single monolithic structure wherein the receptacle is configured with a uniform curvature to engage between 45% and 75% of a diameter of the first rod.