Patent ID: 7763052
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A flexible rod system for use in a spinal fixation device comprising: a first pedicle screw and a second pedicle screw; a flexible rod mounted between the first pedicle screw and the second pedicle screw such that the flexible rod limits movement of a first vertebra relative to a second vertebra, the flexible rod comprising: a first end; a second end; and a longitudinal substantially cylindrical center section having a longitudinal axis and an outer surface, the center section being located between and coupled to the first end and the second end, the center section including a plurality of grooves formed in the outer surface of the substantially cylindrical center section, the plurality of grooves extending circumferentially around the longitudinal axis and a plurality of holes formed in the substantially cylindrical center section, each hole intersecting an end of at least two of the plurality of grooves formed in the outer surface of the rod.