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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2004
Applicants:
Kerry Zang, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Shaher A. Ahmad, Plano, TX (US);
Lisa R. Thornhill, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kerry Zang, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Shaher A. Ahmad, Plano, TX (US);
Lisa R. Thornhill, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
OsteoMed LLC, Addison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical implant includes a body having a conical portion and adapted for implantation into a person's body. A plurality of threads formed around an exterior surface of the conical portion of the body are adapted to help secure the implant in place within the person's body.