Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2004-03-17
2011-11-01
Barrett, Thomas C. (Department: 3775)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
C606S289000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08048075
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to (1) a plating system having multiple and single locking mechanisms for general skeletal use other than in the anterior cervical spine; (2) an orthopedic plating system that permits a pair of bone screws to be inserted into a bone in a crossed over orientation and locked to the plate; (3) a segmentable plating system which can be made to a selected length by the surgeon; and (4) a combination screw-lock-plating system for allowing and/or causing intersegmental compression of bone portions.
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Barrett Thomas C.
Lawson Matthew
Martin & Ferraro LLP
Warsaw Orthopedic Inc.
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