1. A side click connector apparatus for connection of spinal rods, which connects a first spinal rod and a second spinal rod respectively attaching multiple pedicle screws and separately positioned from each other, comprising:
a connector body including a first mounting unit on which the first spinal rod is mounted, a second mounting unit on which the second spinal rod is mounted, and a cutting part cut in the longitudinal direction of the corresponding spinal rod and formed in any one or both of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit so that the corresponding spinal rod comes into the corresponding one of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit toward the other one of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit;
at least one first retainer provided to be attached on or detached from the connector body to support the first spinal rod to the first mounting unit; and
at least one second retainer provided to be attached on or detached from the connector body to support the second spinal rod to the second mounting unit.
2. The side click connector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first retainer and the second retainer are bolts, and are screw-connected to the connector body to support the first spinal rod and the second spinal rod mounted on the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit.
3. The side click connector apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a coupler provided on the connector body to connect the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit so that the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit can be tilted and swiveled with each other.
4. The side click connector apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the coupler includes:
a spherical ball protruded from any one of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit; and
a ball bearing part indented from the other one of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit to surround the ball and support the ball so that the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit can be tilted and swiveled with each other.
5. The side click connector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a passing-through hole is formed in the other one of the first mounting unit and second mounting unit, in which the cutting part is not formed.
6. The side click connector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cutting part is cut from the outer edge of the connector body, and has a smaller width than the outer diameter of the corresponding spinal rod.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A fluid and elastomer apparatus, comprising:
(a) an inner member,
(b) an outer member,
(c) an elastomer element flexibly interconnecting said inner member relative to said outer member,
(d) a first operating chamber including a first moveable wall portion defined by said elastomer element,
(e) a second operating chamber including a second moveable wall portion defined by an axially moving piston,
(f) a passageway interconnecting said first and second operating chambers,
(g) a fluid contained within said first and second operating chambers, and said passageway, and
(h) a spring flexibly suspending said piston such that dynamic motion between said inner and outer member displaces said piston.
2. A fluid isolator of claim 1 wherein said inner member includes a hollow cavity housing said piston and said spring.
3. A fluid isolator of claim 1 wherein a rolling diaphragm is operative with said piston and dynamically displaceable in response to relative movement between said inner and outer members.
4. A fluid isolator of claim 3 wherein said passageway is an inertia track having tuned inertia and which includes a helical shape.
5. A fluid isolator of claim 4 wherein said inertia track is included within an inertia track assembly which seats against a peripheral seal formed on said rolling diaphragm.
6. A fluid isolator of claim 5 wherein said inertia track assembly is threadedly assembled to an axial end of said inner member.
7. A fluid isolator of claim 1 wherein said inner member interconnects to a pivot element which allows pivoting of said inner member about a lateral axis.
8. A fluid isolator of claim 1 further including bumper to limit axial movement of said inner member.
9. A fluid isolator of claim 1 wherein said inertia track is included within an inertia track assembly which further includes a hollow body portion having an outer peripheral surface into which a helical groove is machined, and a sleeve which is received over said peripheral surface.
10. A fluid isolator of claim 1 wherein said piston is statically displaceable in response to temperature buildup within said isolator.
11. A fluid isolator of claim 1 wherein a stiffness of said spring is selected to control a resonant parameter within said isolator.
12. A fluid isolator of claim 1 wherein an additional tuning mass is mounted on said piston to accomplish tuning of a resonant parameter of said apparatus.
13. A fluid isolator of claim 1 wherein said piston is interconnected to a wall of said inner member by elastomer.
14. A fluid isolator of claim 1 wherein said piston is included in a metal bellows.
15. A fluid and elastomer apparatus, comprising:
(a) an inner member,
(b) an outer member encircling said inner member,
(c) an annular elastomer element flexibly suspending said inner member relative to said outer member,
(d) a first operating chamber including a first wall portion defined by said elastomer element,
(e) a second operating chamber including a second wall portion defined by a rolling diaphragm,
(f) a fluid passageway interconnecting said first and second operating chambers,
(g) a fluid contained within said first and second operating chambers, and said passageway, and
(h) means for centrally and flexibly supporting said rolling diaphragm such that dynamic motion between said inner member and said outer member displaces said rolling diaphragm.
16. A fluid and elastomer apparatus, comprising:
(a) an inner member,
(b) an outer member encircling said inner member,
(c) an elastomer element flexibly suspending said inner member relative to said outer member,
(d) a first operating chamber including a first wall portion defined by said elastomer element,
(e) a second operating chamber including a second wall portion defined by an axially moving piston,
(f) a passageway interconnecting said first and second operating chambers,
(g) a fluid contained within said first and second operating chambers, and said passageway,
(h) a spring flexibly suspending said piston such that dynamic motion between said inner and outer member displaces said piston, and
(i) a tuning mass mounted on said piston to accomplish tuning of a resonant parameter of said apparatus.
17. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) an inner member including a hollow cavity,
(b) an outer member encircling said inner member,
(c) an annular elastomer element flexibly suspending said inner member relative to said outer member,
(d) a first operating chamber having a first moveable wall portion defined by an end portion of said annular elastomer element,
(e) a second operating chamber including a second moveable wall portion,
(f) a passageway interconnecting said first and second operating chambers,
(g) a fluid contained within said first and second operating chambers, and said passageway,
(h) a rigid axially moveable wall portion within said hollow cavity whose mass cooperates with a mass of said fluid to effect a resonant parameter of said apparatus, and
(i) spring means within said hollow cavity for flexibly suspending said rigid axially moveable portion such that dynamic motion between said inner and outer member dynamically displaces said rigid axially moveable wall portion in an axial direction.