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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Kohsuke Watanabe, Memphis, TN (US);
Paul Tornetta, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Assignee:
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4261 (2013.01); A61B 17/725 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61B 17/7241 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic implant for use with a fastener having at least one of threads and grooves includes a body defining a long axis. The body includes an inner wall defining an elongated slot. The inner wall includes a pair of opposing walls and a single projection disposed on the inner wall. When the fastener is inserted into the slot, the single projection slidably fits within a groove of the fastener to limit sliding of the implant over the fastener along an axis substantially transverse to the long axis and to permit sliding of the implant over the fastener along the long axis.