Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1996-03-21
1997-10-14
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 73, A61B 1770
Patent
active
056766661
ABSTRACT:
A method and device for stabilizing cervical vertebrae includes a plate with at least two slots. The device also includes at least two screws including a lower threaded bone-engaging shaft, a shoulder which will not pass through said plate slots and an upper threaded shaft. The screws are positioned and the plate rests on top of the screw shoulders. Locking, low profile caps secure the plate to the screws.
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Erickson Donald
Kohrs Douglas W.
Oxland Thomas R.
Sand Paul
Buiz Michael
Shai Daphna
Spinetech, Inc.
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