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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2003
Lan Anh Nguyen Duong, Denver, PA (US);
Sean S. Suh, Kirkland, WA (US);
David S. Rathbun, Gap, PA (US);
Thomas R. Keyer, Westchester, PA (US);
Lawrence J. Binder, Jr., Croydon, PA (US);
Lan Anh Nguyen Duong, Denver, PA (US);
Sean S. Suh, Kirkland, WA (US);
David S. Rathbun, Gap, PA (US);
Thomas R. Keyer, Westchester, PA (US);
Lawrence J. Binder, Jr., Croydon, PA (US);
Synthes USA, LLC, West Chester, PA (US);
Abstract
A fixation system includes a plate comprising at least one fixation hole comprising an undercut therein, and at least one passage intersecting one of the undercuts. At least one resilient clip is disposed in at least a portion of the undercut, with the at least one clip having a pair of generally parallel sides and an end tab. At least one fastener is provided and comprises a head and a threaded shaft, with the head comprising a perimetral groove extending around at least a portion thereof and an instrument receiving portion. The at least one clip is configured and dimensioned to seat in the undercut with the end tab extending within the passage, and the at least one fastener is configured and dimensioned to be received in the at least one fixation hole and securable therein when the at least one clip abuts the perimetral groove of the head.