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Patent US7753939 - Polyaxial connection device and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA surgical implant assembly, and components thereof, are disclosed. Such assemblies include a connector device and an anchoring shaft. The assemblies are useful for insertion into bone and connecting a foreign object to bone via a polyaxial coupling mechanism....http://www.google.com/patents/US7753939?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7753939 - Polyaxial connection device and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7753939 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/776,094Publication dateJul 13, 2010Filing dateFeb 10, 2004Priority dateJun 30, 2000Also published asCA2415072A1, CA2415072C, EP1294295A1, EP1294295A4, US6736816, US20020035367, US20040172023, WO2002002022A1Publication number10776094, 776094, US 7753939 B2, US 7753939B2, US-B2-7753939, US7753939 B2, US7753939B2InventorsStephen RitlandOriginal AssigneeStephen RitlandExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (50), Referenced by (1), Classifications (12), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPolyaxial connection device and methodUS 7753939 B2Abstract A surgical implant assembly, and components thereof, are disclosed. Such assemblies include a connector device and an anchoring shaft. The assemblies are useful for insertion into bone and connecting a foreign object to bone via a polyaxial coupling mechanism.
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