| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a transverse connector (10) having an assembly, which joins two spinal rods (14) to form a spinal implant construct. The transverse connector has two members (16, 18) each having terminal clamping members (20, 22) such as opposing rod recesses (24, 26) each having a biasing setscrew (30, 32), which locks the rod into position in the recess. The first of the two members has a bore (40), which receives the cylindrical extension of the other part so that it can move inward and outward and rotate in the bore. Further, the connector has a limiting mechanism, which comprises a vertical keyway (46) which receives and captures the flanged end of the extension in a slot having opposed undercut areas so that the flanged end can be inserted into the keyway and slid downward toward the bore. The extension further has a second flanged area (52) in order to avoid over-insertion of the second member into the first member.
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