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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2008
Applicant:
Dennis Colleran, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Inventor:
Dennis Colleran, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Theken Spine, LLC, Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for securing boney structures is disclosed which includes a compression mechanism and a force transfer mechanism. The compression mechanism may have bone engagement members that have one portion slideably coupled to a housing positioned within the implant and another portion rotatably coupled to the implant so that a movement of the housing causes the slideable portion to move within the housing and a penetrating member to rotate about the rotatably coupled portion. The force transfer mechanism may be coupled to the compression mechanism to move the housing.