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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Evan Langdale, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Henry Rutledge, Lansdale, PA (US);
James A. Gault, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Andrew Davison, Downingtown, PA (US);
Barclay Davis, Glenmoore, PA (US);
Kevin Gahman, Douglassville, PA (US);
Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods of bone stabilization. The bone stabilization system includes a bone plate having an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be in contact with bone, the bone plate having an opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. The opening is configured to receive a fastener, which may be either a locking fastener or a compression fastener. The locking fastener has a threaded head portion configured to engage and lock to the bone plate, and the compression fastener is configured to dynamically compress the bone.