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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Ryan Donahoe, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Schifle, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Barela, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Donahoe, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Schifle, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Barela, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical fixation system having an improved mechanism to prevent the back out of screws employed in securing a surgical fixation plate to an intended orthopedic location.