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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2020
Zavation, Llc, Flowood, MS (US);
John Franklin Cummins, Flowood, MS (US);
Colbert Yeates Williams, Brandon, MS (US);
Zavation, LLC, Flowood, MS (US);
Abstract
An occipital plate and hinged rod assembly. The occipital plate having a screw-attachment section having through holes for securing the occipital plate to a skull, a laterally-extending section, a tulip connector, a slide clip disposed underneath the laterally-extending section and engaging a base of the tulip connector, and an insert ring encompassing side walls of tulip connector. The laterally-extending section, the tulip connector, the slide clip, and the insert ring have respective surfaces with complementary curvatures that fit together. The hinged rod assembly is connected to the occipital plate by rods.