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2380.2.01
US-20150012794-A1
US-20150205664-A1
US-20100023800-A1
US-8737141-A1
US-10157004-B2
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US-9159419-B2
US-10114589-A1
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US-20200065270-A1
US-10637533-B2
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US-9159419-A1
US-9208071-A1
US-20200098728-A1
US-10643676-A1
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US-10283200-A1
US-10461965-B1
US-20130279232-A1
US-8892980-B2
US9632727A1
US10558561A1
US20100023800A1
US7230213A1
OPT-9
FLO-2
FLO-5PROV
ONSO3175(B) - Onsemi378
ONSO3305US - Onsemi346
GTS-3DES
FLO-4
US8762658B2
US8533406B2
US9632727B2
KMN-1PROV
PAT-2
PER-8 PROV
PER-9 PROV
INS-4PROV
HAR-1
CES-16
NXT-5PROV NXT-5, 6, 7, 8
IPP-0051-US14 cross roads
FLO-7PROV
IMI-5PROV
IPP-0050-US35 nextremity
VIL-12
OPT-13
TOY-1
US10998041B1
FSP1845
US6559866B2
Placeholder App
PER-10
KBR-1 1400.2.623
PER-13PROV
PAT-3
US20030023453
RMS-1DES
SMG-1DES
FLO-5
US10318495
US10133662B2
PER-11
US20140066758
VIL-17
PER-17
JBR-1
PER-12
US11056880
US11302645
US20210407565
US11081191
PON-1PROV, 2PROV, 3PROV
PER-33
RMT-1PROV
PER-32
PER-34
MCC-1
FLO-10
PER-14
PER-19
PER-22
PER-18
PER-24
TMC-PAT-1
DAR-2
PER-23
TMC-PAT-4
PER-16
PER-4 DIV1
PER-20
PER-21
BRT-PAT-1
TMC-PAT-5
TMC-PAT-6PROV
BRT-PAT-2-PROV
71212.157.USU1
FPR-PAT-1-PROV
71212.158.USP1
RMT-1
DAR-1PROV
DAR-2PROV
PON-1PROV
PON-2PROV
PON-3PROV
PER-18PROV
TMC-1PROV
TMC-2PROV
PER-13PCT
PER-13
PER-16PROV
PER-14PROV
PER-34PROV
TMC-4PROV
TMC-3
PAS-1PROV
VEH-1
PER-29DES
TEST.001
E2E-TEST.001
TEST-001
TEST-002
TEST-003
TEST-004
ZED006
FSP1011
GAV-PAT-1-PROV
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Content
Bone implants and bone fixation procedures and implants have been used to secure two bones or bone parts or to fix one bone relative to other bones. For example in spinal fixation intervertebral implants can be used to secure, or fixate, two or more vertebrae through minimally invasive or invasive spinal surgery. Conventional implant assemblies can include screws that engage bone and secure the implant to the bone. However, over time the bone screws can become loose, or threads of screws can strip from the bone. This stripping and loosing can cause the screw to back out of a screw hole or rotate and loosen with the screw hole. Consequently, blocks or locks can be used to retain the screw within a screw opening of an implant. Unfortunately, existing blocks or locks do not adequately retain screws within an implant. Accordingly, a need exists for improved implant assemblies.
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Added by DJM 5 2021
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