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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2010
Alain Tornier, Saint-Ismier, FR;
Alain Tornier, Saint-Ismier, FR;
Clariance, Dainville, FR;
Abstract
A slide-type cervical plate includes an anti-backout device () preventing the vertical movements of the bone anchor screws () and which consists of first vertical-blocking elements () capable of deforming elastically in a first direction so that an anchor screw () can be introduced into the corresponding bore () and of second vertical-blocking elements () capable of deforming elastically in a second direction different than the first so that another anchor screw () can be fitted into another bore (), the first and second blocking elements deforming elastically when a combined external load in a vertical direction and in rotation in the clockwise direction is applied to the anchor screws ().