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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Vikas Patel, Denver, CO (US);
Jay Nanninga, Monrovia, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Colorado a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8057 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plate including elements for receiving threads of a fastener element such that the fastener element may be positioned close, if not flush, to a surface of the plate allowing placement of the assembly much closer to a joint than previous known methods and without interfering with the function of a joint.