CPC A61B 17/7043 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 17/7049 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A surgical connection device for a spine, wherein at least one first spinal rod is configured to fix a group of first vertebrae together at a first lateral side of the spine and at least one second spinal rod is configured to fix the group of first vertebrae together at a second lateral side of the spine, the surgical connection device comprising:
an elongate stabilization member;
one or more anchor arms, each of the one or more anchor arms having a first end connected to a first portion of the elongate stabilization member and a second end configured to connect to the group of first vertebrae; and
one or more first control arms each having a first end connected to a second portion of the elongate stabilization member and a second end configured to connect to at least one second vertebra of the spine,
wherein the one or more first control arms are rotatable to provide dynamic stabilization of the at least one second vertebra, and
wherein the first end of the one or more first control arms connects to the second portion of the elongate stabilization member at a connection position that is posterior of a plane extending through the at least one first and the at least one second spinal rods and medial of a first axis extending longitudinally through the at least one first rod and a second axis extending longitudinally through the at least one second rod.
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