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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Phillip Charles Scruggs, Memphis, TN (US);
Timothy Michael O'Kane, Munford, TN (US);
Brian Thoren, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/725 (2013.01); A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61B 17/60 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device includes a housing and a locking assembly disposed within a spaced defined by the housing. The housing defines a hole that extends through the housing. The locking assembly is configured to allow the device to slide along an elongate orthopedic device in a first direction and to hinder the device from sliding along an elongate orthopedic device in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.