Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-01
2005-03-01
Robert, Eduardo C. (Department: 3732)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
C606S075000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06860884
ABSTRACT:
An implant for a bone connector includes an implant body, a hook portion, a fixing clamp and a movable clamp. The fixing clamp has a curved shape and supports a vertebral arch of a vertebra by grasping the vertebral arch. The implant body is provided on an upper portion of the fixing clamp. The hook portion over which a connecting member is hooked is provided on an upper portion of the implant body. Further, the movable clamp, which has a curved shape and grasps the vertebral arch, is provided on the upper portion of the implant body and is disposed to be opposed to the fixing clamp.
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Oribe Kazuya
Shirado Osamu
Takamido Hiroshi
Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
Ramana Anu
Robert Eduardo C.
Showa Ika Kohgyo Co., Ltd.
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