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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2008
Applicant:
Timothy Allen Peppers, LaJolla, CA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Allen Peppers, LaJolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A screw back-out prevention mechanism for a bone fixation system is provided. The mechanism, when engaged, either locks or retains the screws of the bone fixation system in place thereby preventing the screws of the bone fixation system from backing out of the bone, and in turn reducing the risk of device separation or failure in the bone fixation system.