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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventor:
Sean Suh, Morganville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Global Medical Inc, Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8042 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/8033 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract
Orthopedic plating assemblies and methods for bone fixation that include an orthopedic plate and orthopedic anchors that can accommodate subsidence in the vertebral bodies as well as prevent the anchors from 'backing out' of their installed position. The orthopedic anchors may be capable of rotating and translating with respect to the plate, and the plate may be able to translate after being fastened to the vertebral bodies.