Surgically implantable fastening system

Joon B Park; Vijay K Goel; Malcolm H Pope; James N Weinstein

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Surgically implantable fastening system

Joon B Park, Vijay K Goel, Malcolm H Pope and James N Weinstein

United States Patent and Trademark Office

12/21/1999

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a nut to be used in a spinal screw and plate assembly to affix the screw and plate assembly to the spinal bone. The nut has a polymer insert that when contacted with a screw allows a bone plate and screw structure to relax over time.

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Title: Subtitle: Surgically implantable fastening system
Creators: Joon B Park (Inventor)
Vijay K Goel (Inventor)
Malcolm H Pope (Inventor)
James N Weinstein (Inventor)
Contributors: University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, IA, US) (Assignee)
Resource Type: Patent
Publisher: United States Patent and Trademark Office; United States
Patent: US Patent 6,004,323; United States Patent and Trademark Office (United States, Alexandria) - USPTO; Published; 08/795,611; 02/04/1997
Number of pages: 14 pages
Language: English
Date published: 12/21/1999
Academic Unit: UI Research Foundation; Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering
Record Identifier: 9983761947702771

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