United States
US 12,702,398 B2
Independent rod suspension
US 12,702,398 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Inventors
- Steven F. Krause; Abram Reitblat
- Publication date
- 2026-08-11
- Filing date
- 2022-10-27
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,702,398 B2 · US12702398 · 12702398
Abstract
In one embodiment, an assembly includes a retractor and at least one cylindrical rod attached to the retractor. The rod has a fixed length portion and a spring portion. The spring portion of the rod has a longitudinal dimension that changes as a function of loading on the rod. When the rod is in contact with a solid surface such as a bone, it maintains contact with such surface even while changing shape due to loading on the rod. When the assembly includes multiple rods attached to the retractor, both spring-based rods and other types of rods may be used in combination.
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