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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernd Schäfer, CH- 6315 Oberägeri, CH;
Henry Halm, Bissendorf, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a bone plate which can be mounted to a vertebra. This is effected by bone screws which engage in the opening of the bone plate. At least one of the openings of the bone plate serves for receiving the screw head of the bone screw and is provided with a surface structure.