Patent 7842071 was granted and assigned to Pioneer Surgical Technology on November, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A crosslink or connecting assembly is provided to secure multiple spinal rods in relation to each other. The connecting assembly is disposed transversely between two spinal rods and has moveable components for rotating, pivoting, and extending portions of the connecting device in order to accommodate the positioning of the spinal rods.