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US 6,159,213 AGranted
Cervical plate
OwnerChaim Rogozinskiinventor
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Abstract
A cervical plate for use alone or in combination with a cervical link system is described. The cervical plate may be generally quadrangular with a bone screw aperture at each corner area. An oval or elongated bone screw aperture is positioned in the central area of the cervical plate to accommodate intercalation of a bone screw and consequent vertical positioning of the plate. The plate may be secured to at least one link of a cervical link system or used to facilitate revision surgery.
Claims7
A kit comprising:
- (i) a plate;
- said plate comprising:
- four spaced apart bone screw apertures in said plate;
- radial serrations adjacent at least one of said bone screw apertures;
- an oval slot disposed within the space defined by said spaced apart bone screw apertures;
- and transverse serrations adjacent said oval slot, and
- (ii) links each having a central portion and apertured end portions, wherein at least one of said apertured end portions of said link is adapted to be connected by a bone screw to at least one of said bone screw apertures of said plate.
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A construct comprising:
- (i) a generally rectangular cervical plate
- wherein said cervical plate comprises:
- (a) bone screw apertures adjacent corners of said plate and radial serrations adjacent at least one of said bone screw apertures;
- (b) an oval slot disposed centrally therein;
- (c) transverse serrations around the periphery of said slot;
- and
- (ii) a link,
- wherein said link comprises a central portion connecting apertured end portions and
- wherein at least one of said apertured end portions of said link is connected by a bone screw to at least one of said bone screw apertures of said cervical plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.