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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Applicants:
James M. Freid, Round Rock, TX (US);
Erik J. Wagner, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
James M. Freid, Round Rock, TX (US);
Erik J. Wagner, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Spinal Concepts, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bone plate system is provided which maintains intervertebral spacing and stability of a spine. In an embodiment, a bone plate system may include a base plate with an opening through which the fastener may be positioned to allow the fastener to be inserted into a human bone at a desired angle relative to the plate. Some embodiments of a bone plate system may include a base plate and an extender plate. An extender plate may be coupled to a base plate while the base plate is coupled to the bone.