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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
May. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen A Fletcher, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 74 ; 606232 ; 606103 ;
Abstract
A bone fastener includes a strand which may be threaded through drilled passages in separate but adjacent bone sections such that the ends of the fastener may be quick connected to one another. For example, one end of the fastener may be threaded through an aperture in the other end such that a self-locking and adjustably tensionable connection is achieved. In addition, a burr hole plate may be secured over a burr hole by threading the fastener through a connector on the burr hole plate and securing the fastener to the bone sections.