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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:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
William Alan Rezach, Atoka, TN (US);
Jason M. May, Cordova, TN (US);
Rodney R Ballard, Lakeland, TN (US);
Molly K. Rice, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7037 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone fastener comprises a first member including an inner surface defining an implant cavity and a wall defining a groove. A first element is disposed within the groove. A second member is configured to penetrate tissue and engageable with the first element to dispose the first element in a capture orientation within the groove to connect the members. A second element is engageable with the first element to urge the first element to the capture orientation. Systems, instruments and methods are disclosed.