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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Black, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8042 (2013.01); A61B 17/8047 (2013.01); A61B 17/8052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener, for example a bone screw, is sized to pass through a hole of an implant, for example a bone plate, the fastener having a shaft or anchor portion engageable with body tissue, and a head portion. A locking cap secures to the bone plate and covers the head to block the head and inhibit screw back out. Alternatively, or additionally, a locking disc located in the plate hole resiliently deflects downward to allow screw insertion, but is blocked to limit or prevent upward deflection so that screw back out is inhibited.