Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Securing fasteners
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Application No.: US17502107Application Date: 2021-10-15
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Publication No.: US11986224B2Publication Date: 2024-05-21
- Inventor: Michael Black , Matthew Hansell , Jon Suh
- Applicant: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US PA Audubon
- Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Audubon
- Main IPC: A61B17/80
- IPC: A61B17/80 ; A61B17/86

Abstract:
A fastener, for example a bone screw, is sized to pass into an aperture of an implant, for example, a bone plate, the fastener having an anchor portion engageable with body tissue, and a head portion formed by an assembly of an insert and an anchor extension. The insert and anchor extension cooperate to form a reduced dimension passable into the aperture, and an expanded dimension not passable out of the aperture. The size of the assembly may be configurable, for example, by tabs, ramped surfaces, or an expanding diameter of a threadable insert.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220031372A1 SECURING FASTENERS Public/Granted day:2022-02-03
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