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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Applicants:
Shaher A. Ahmad, Plano, TX (US);
Chad Joseph Patterson, Addison, TX (US);
Lisa Regina Thornhill, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Shaher A. Ahmad, Plano, TX (US);
Chad Joseph Patterson, Addison, TX (US);
Lisa Regina Thornhill, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
OsteoMed L.P., Addison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cranial flap fixation system and method are provided. The system includes an inferior disk coupled with a first end of a partially threaded connecting rod, and a superior disk having a central orifice operable to be threadably coupled with the connecting rod. The inferior and superior disks are configured such that upon installation, the inferior and superior disks cooperate with the connecting rod to apply pressure to a cranial flap and an adjacent cranial bone.