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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Kenneth Shipp, Collierville, TN (US);
Ben Garden, Cordova, TN (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Shipp, Collierville, TN (US);
Ben Garden, Cordova, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spinal plate comprises a body portion and at least one locking mechanism for engaging the body portion. The body portion is made of a radiolucent material, such as a polymer or polyether ether ketone (PEEK), and includes a plurality of bone screw openings for receiving a plurality of bone screws, such as bone screws. The at least one locking mechanism is for securing at least one of the plurality of bone screws when received into the body portion.