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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2008
Kamran Aflatoon, Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Kamran Aflatoon, Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A surgical staple for discectomy by an anterior approach that comprises a plate with sharp-pointed projections positioned at each of four corners of the plate and extending perpendicularly there from for frictional insertion into pilot holes formed in the vertebrae, and a pair of circular apertures in the plate spaced along a centerline for insertion of bone screws. The plurality of projections may further comprise four barbed and pointed projections that a surgeon may quickly tap into the bone, thereafter securing the staple with two smaller bone screws. An Annular C shaped retention locking clip retains the bone screws and prevents counter-rotation and back out.