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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Dusty Anna Needham, Eads, TN (US);
Bradley J. Coates, Rossville, TN (US);
Kenneth S Shipp, Collierville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Dusty Anna Needham, Eads, TN (US);
Bradley J. Coates, Rossville, TN (US);
Kenneth S Shipp, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
SDGI Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Retaining mechanisms are attachable to a bone plate to retain one or more bone engaging fasteners relative to the bone plate. The retaining mechanisms include a retaining element engaged to an attachment element. One or both of the retaining element and the attachment element are moveable relative to the plate to position and/or maintain the retaining element in contact with one or more bone engaging fasteners.