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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Ashok Biyani, Sylvania, OH (US);
Michael A. Rymer, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Ashok Biyani, Sylvania, OH (US);
Michael A. Rymer, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cervical plate assembly facilitates the fusion of cervical vertebrae by quickly and easily causing the vertebrae to exert a preloading force against a bone graft interposed therebetween. A cervical plate assembly also facilitates the installation of the cervical plate assembly in an orthopedic surgical procedure by providing both a locking mechanism that positively retains one or more fasteners thereto and a viewing window that results in an unobstructed view of the vertebrae and the bone graft.