Transverse connectors

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A61B 17/70 (2006.01) A61B 17/84 (2006.01) A61B 17/86 (2006.01)

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CA 2759249

Devices and methods are disclosed for treating the vertebral column. One embodiment provides a transverse connector for vertebral fixation systems comprising a first connector body comprising a first engaging member for engaging a first elongate member and a first locking member, a second connector body comprising a second engaging member for engaging a second elongate member, and a transverse rod coupled to the first connector body and the second connector body, thereby forming an articulation between a first end of the transverse rod and the first connector body, wherein the first locking member is configured to secure both the articulation and the first elongate member to the first connector body.

L'invention concerne des dispositifs et des méthodes pour traiter la colonne vertébrale. Un mode de réalisation concerne un connecteur transversal pour systèmes de fixation vertébrale comprenant un premier corps de connecteur comportant un premier organe d'accouplement pour venir en prise avec un premier élément allongé et un premier organe de blocage, un second corps de connecteur comportant un second organe d'accouplement pour venir en prise avec un second élément allongé, et une tige transversale couplée au premier corps de connecteur et au second corps de connecteur pour ainsi former une articulation entre une première extrémité de la tige transversale et le premier corps de connecteur, le premier organe de blocage étant conçu pour fixer à la fois l'articulation et le premier élément allongé au premier corps de connecteur.

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