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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:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1998
Charles W Mumme, Austin, TX (US);
Sulzer Orthopedics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An implantable orthopedic prosthesis includes a screw having a threaded shank and a head. The head includes a plurality of splines extending outwardly of the diametrical extent of the head. A first implantable prosthetic element has a threaded bore for receiving the threaded shank of the screw in threaded engagement. A second implantable prosthetic element has a shoulder-stepped bore for receiving the threaded shank therethrough and for engaging the head. The bore includes an annular groove for receiving the splines of the head and defines a shoulder for engaging the splines to prevent backout of the screw.
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