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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chulho Pak, Ewing, NJ (US);
Stephen Gilbert, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8047 (2013.01); A61B 17/8052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone plate locking mechanism and methods for utilizing same are disclosed. A bone plate in accordance with the present invention includes a bone screw hole having a plurality of first lips and a plurality of second lips. The first lips are closer to the upper surface than the second lips and the first and second lips are offset around the bone screw hole.