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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Marc T. Paul, Memphis, TN (US);
William Barry Null, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Inventors:
Marc T. Paul, Memphis, TN (US);
William Barry Null, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An occipital plating system includes a fixation assembly with a plate and a coupling member extending from a respective one of opposite lateral portions of the plate. The coupling members include a channel to receive a connecting element extending from the spinal column. The coupling members are rotatable and translatable relative to the plate.