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US 6,406,478 B1Granted
Bone reinforcement plate for use on the spine
OwnerRobert W. H. Kuoinventor
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Abstract
A bone reinforcement plate for the spine has a cover and a base detachably engaged with the cover and having through holes and slots. Each slot has a wavy inner periphery. Fasteners are selectively inserted into the through holes and slots and abutted by the cover.
Claims4
A bone reinforcement plate for use on a spine, the bone reinforcement plate comprising:
- a cover, the cover having a wing extending perpendicularly from an upper edge of the cover and provided with a rib integrally formed with the wing and a lower resilient hook;
- a base detachably engaged with the cover and having through holes and slots each with a wavy inner periphery formed by overlapping holes, the base having an upper recess formed therein to correspond to the rib and a lower recess formed therein to correspond to the lower resilient hook;
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- fasteners selectively inserted into the through holes and slots to secure the base to a spine, the fasteners being abutted by the cover to secure the fasteners in position,
- whereby engagement between the cover and the base is secured by the rib being received in the upper recess and the lower resilient hook is received in the lower recess.
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A bone reinforcement plate for use on a spine, the bone reinforcement plate comprising:
- a cover, the cover having a wing extending perpendicularly from an upper edge of the cover and provided with an opening and an upper hook formed along a peripheral edge of the opening, the cover having a lower resilient hook formed symmetrically with respect to the upper hook at a lower end of the cover;
- a base detachably engaged with the cover and having through holes and slots each with a wavy inner periphery formed by overlapping holes, the base having an upper recess formed therein to receive the upper hook therein and a lower recess formed in the base to receive the lower resilient hook therein for securement of the cover to the base;
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- fasteners selectively inserted into the through holes and slots to secure the base to a spine, the fasteners being abutted by the cover to secure the fasteners in position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.