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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Tara Ziolo, Hewitt, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Tara Ziolo, Hewitt, NJ (US);
Assignee:
BLACKSTONE MEDICAL, INC., Lewisville, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/8042 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments relate to an orthopedic device including a plate and a single-step self-locking mechanism. The plate includes one or more tapered apertures and a slot defined in a top surface of the plate, the slot extending from each aperture. The locking mechanism is slidably seated in the slot and is operable to be positioned in a first position along the slot where a portion of the locking mechanism extends over the aperture or positioned in a second position along the slot where the portion of the locking mechanism is fully retracted from the aperture.