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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2013
Applicant:
David Louis Kirschman, Dayton, OH (US);
Inventor:
David Louis Kirschman, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
X-spine Systems, Inc., Miamisburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61B 17/8052 (2013.01); A61B 17/8615 (2013.01); A61B 17/888 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plate system and method comprising a plate and a screw having an integral resilient lock. The screw comprises a head that has a portion that is adapted to be compressible as it is screwed into bone using a tool. After the screw head is received in the plate and the tool is removed therefrom, the screw head decompresses or expands into a locking or receiving area, thereby locking the screw in the plate. The plate is adapted to have at least one or a plurality of detents or lips for cooperating with at least a portion of the screw head to retain the screw in the plate and prevent it from withdrawing therefrom.