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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert John Runciman, Renfrew, CA;
Randall N Allard, Plymouth, IN (US);
Assignees:
Terray Corporation, Ontario, CA;
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 69 ;
Abstract
An elongated bone plate having an upper surface and a lower surface is provided along its length with at least a pair of spaced apart screw holes extending therethrough from the upper to the lower surface. The plate is provided, on at least a selected one of its upper or lower surfaces between at least one pair of the screw holes, with an indentation.