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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Marc Richelsoph, Bartlett, TN (US);
Jay Adams, Bartlett, TN (US);
Inventors:
Marc Richelsoph, Bartlett, TN (US);
Jay Adams, Bartlett, TN (US);
Assignee:
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC, Center Valley, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bone plate assembly utilizing at least one bone screw for fixation of adjacent bones of a spine including a base plate having at least one aperture extending therethrough and screw retaining mechanism mounted and movable on the plate between locked and unlocked positions relative to the aperture for preventing the bone screw from backing out from the base plate.