Bone plate and resilient screw system allowing bi-directional assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7651517
APP PUB NO 20060241616A1
SERIAL NO

11279613

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Bone screws and bone plates are provided that offer the surgeon the ability to either assemble the screws to the plate, or the plate to the screws, depending on the surgeon's preference and the patient's circumstances. The bone screws and bone plates of the present invention include a combination of geometric configurations that allow the screws and plates to fit together from different assembly directions. Additionally, the bone screws and bone plates can include material resilience features to allow expansion/contraction during assembly to allow bi-directional attachment to one another.

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  • DEPUY ACROMED, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Doherty, Thomas V Latham, US 38 3596
Konieczynski, David D Needham, US 28 3932

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