Patent · US Expired

Apparatus and method for orthopedic fixation

US6520965B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

36Claims

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Inventors

Alan Chervitz · Palm Harbor, US
T. Wade Fallin · Hyde Park, US
Robert W. Hoy · Cedar City, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 23, 2001
Grant date	Feb 18, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 23, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/842
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A filament retaining washer for mounting about the shank of a bone screw deployed in a bone whereby to retain the filament to the bone, the filament retaining washer comprising a structure having a screw hole extending therethrough for receiving therein the shank of the bone screw deployed in the bone, whereby to secure the structure to the bone, the screw hole defining a first axis, and the structure having a filament hole extending therethrough for receiving a filament therein so as to retain the filament to the structure, the filament hole defining a second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the first axis.

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