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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2011
Marc Yap, The Colony, TX (US);
Rob D. Dickerman, Plano, TX (US);
Matthew T. Bennett, Vestal, NY (US);
Charles R. Forton, Frisco, TX (US);
Andrew R. Fauth, River Heights, UT (US);
Joel R. Helgerson, Erie, CO (US);
Shresta Marigowda, Stratford, CT (US);
Marc Yap, The Colony, TX (US);
Rob D. Dickerman, Plano, TX (US);
Matthew T. Bennett, Vestal, NY (US);
Charles R. Forton, Frisco, TX (US);
Andrew R. Fauth, River Heights, UT (US);
Joel R. Helgerson, Erie, CO (US);
Shresta Marigowda, Stratford, CT (US);
OsteoMed, LLC, Addison, TX (US);
Abstract
A screw system includes a screw and a washer assembly captive to the screw. The washer assembly is polyaxially pivotable relative to the screw. The screw may be freely rotated in one direction relative to the washer assembly, but frictionally binds with the washer assembly when rotated in a second direction. Various auxiliary fixation features are disclosed.