Patent ID: 7909854
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spinal fixation system connector for maintaining a predetermined position of a first spinal linkage member fastened to vertebrae of a patient to a second spinal linkage member fastened to vertebrae of the patient, said connector comprising: a body having a first opening extending through the body, a housing movably mounted within said first opening and including a passage extending through said housing along a first axis and sized and shaped for receiving said first spinal linkage member, and a second opening extending through the body along a second axis and sized and shaped for receiving said second spinal linkage member; a first fastener for fastening the first spinal linkage member in said passage in said housing; and wherein prior to the first fastener fastening the first spinal linkage member in said passage in said housing, said housing is manipulatable within said first opening in said body to adjust an angle between said first axis and said second axis; and wherein the first fastener is engaged against the first spinal linkage member in said passage in said housing which engages a first surface of said housing against a second surface of said body to prevent further movement of said housing within said first opening in said body to thereby fix the angle between said first axis and said second axis.