Bone support assembly
US6755833B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/8655
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Novel bone support assembly, and methods of use, wherein a locking member such as a resiliently flexible band, mounted to a bone support plate, automatically and as a consequence of driving a bone fastener through the bone support assembly and into bone structure of a recipient of such bone support assembly, activates a locking feature of the bone support assembly to thereby prevent the bone fastener from withdrawing out of the bone support assembly and past the locking member.
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