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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
May. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lukas G. Eisermann, Akron, OH (US);
Randall R. Theken, Barberton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Theken Surgical LLC, Barberton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/780 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/780 ;
Abstract
A novel apparatus for securing the head of a screw in a bone plate is disclosed in which bone fasteners or screws snap-fit into an undercut of fastener receiving openings of the bone plate. The bone fasteners or screws are designed such that they may be removed or repositioned from the snap-fit undercuts with the aid of a driver instrument. An embodiment is also disclosed in which a fusion cage is utilized in connection with bone plate and fasteners.
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