Closure for open ended medical implant
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Apr 30, 2002
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Apr 26, 2000
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Apr 26, 2000
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A closure for use with an open headed medical implant with a pair of inwardly threaded arms. The closure is lozenge-shaped having a pair of opposed cylindrical sections that have outwardly threaded surfaces that are discontinuous therebetween. The closure also has a central bore receiving a set screw in use. Tools for installing the closure include a tool with a head having a channel receiving the closure and wings on opposite sides of the channel that have outer surfaces that are threaded so as to compliment and complete the threads on the outside of the closure when the tool is thereon so as to provide a continuous circumferential thread for installation.
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