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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2004
Applicants:
Nick James Theophilus Metcalfe, Chipping Norton, GB;
Robert John Andrew Bigsby, South Wales, GB;
Inventors:
Nick James Theophilus Metcalfe, Chipping Norton, GB;
Robert John Andrew Bigsby, South Wales, GB;
Assignee:
Biomet UK Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical device includes a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions are releasably connected together by cooperating first and second formations. The first formation may be formed on the first portion. The second formation includes a resilient arm which is formed on the second portion and engages the first formation on the first portion. The resilient arm may be integrally formed with the second portion.