Self-aligning attachment devices and methods for attaching an elongated member to a vertebral member
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Jun 14, 2011
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Sep 25, 2008
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Mar 6, 2007
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Mar 6, 2007
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The present application is directed to a device for connecting an elongated member within a patient. The device includes a body with a receiving section to receive the elongated member, and an engagement section to engage a support structure, such as a vertebral member. The receiving section is sized to receive the elongated member in a first orientation. The process of securing the elongated member within the receiving section causes the device to pivot about the elongated member to a second orientation. This pivoting motion causes the engagement section to more securely attach to the support structure.
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