Adjustable-angle spinal fixation element

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8870918
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13159154

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A spinal fixation device is provided having first and second elongate members that are angularly adjustable relative to one another. Each elongate member can include a connecting feature formed on a terminal end thereof, and each connecting feature can be coupled to one another to allow angular movement of the first and second elongate members. The device can also include a locking mechanism that is adapted to couple to the connecting feature on each of the first and second elongate members to lock the elongate members in a fixed position relative to one another.

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DEPUY SPINE SARLSWISS LE LOCKE LE

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Boomer, Mark C Phoenix, US 22 1415
Jones, Bryan S West Roxbury, US 30 2685
Murphy, Raymond F Attleboro, US 26 1307

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