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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2006
Nelson Oi, Memphis, TN (US);
Wilder Companioni, Cordova, TN (US);
Jason Michael May, Cordova, TN (US);
Michael V. West, Somerville, TN (US);
Stephen Edward White, Germantown, TN (US);
Nelson Oi, Memphis, TN (US);
Wilder Companioni, Cordova, TN (US);
Jason Michael May, Cordova, TN (US);
Michael V. West, Somerville, TN (US);
Stephen Edward White, Germantown, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
There is provided an orthopedic plate and port structures for the plate. The plate can be non-rigid and includes at least one hole for receiving an anchor or an anchor retaining device. The at least one hole can include a rigid port structure that prevents or resists deformation of the plate when the anchor or anchor retaining device is engaged thereto.