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2380.2.01
US-20150012794-A1
US-20150205664-A1
US-20100023800-A1
US-8737141-A1
US-10157004-B2
US10007433A1
US-9159419-B2
US-10114589-A1
US-10134728-A1
US-20200065270-A1
US-10637533-B2
US-9927986-A1
US-8380915-A1
US-9159419-A1
US-9208071-A1
US-20200098728-A1
US-10643676-A1
US-10468073-B2
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
Matter Number
Paragraph Number
74
Application Number
Reference Case 1
Reference Case 2
Content
The fastener 100 has a body 104 extending between a body distal or leading end 106 and a body proximal or trailing end 108. The body leading end 106 and the body trailing end 108 are spaced from one another longitudinally relative to the insertion axis. In the illustrative example of FIGS. 1-9, the body 104 has a generally planar configuration with opposed planar sides 110, 112 spaced apart a body thickness 114. The opposed planar sides 110, 112 converge toward the body trailing end 108 to define a trailing edge having a trailing edge thickness 116 that is less than the body thickness 114 (FIG. 7). The relatively narrow trailing edge thickness 116 facilitates removal of the fastener 100 after bone has healed over the body trailing end 108. During removal, such as in a revision procedure, the narrow trailing edge will cut through overlying bone. In the illustrative example of FIGS. 1-9, the opposed planar sides 110, 112 also converge toward the body leading end 106 to define a leading edge having a leading edge thickness 117 that is less than the body thickness 114. The relatively narrow leading edge thickness 117 facilitates insertion of the fastener 100.
Notes
Added by DJM 12 2021
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The </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="6" w:name="CMASTER2208022085220852209322093220"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">body leading end 106 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="6"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">and the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="7" w:name="CMASTER2210922114221142212322123221"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">body trailing end 108 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="7"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">are spaced from one another longitudinally relative to the insertion axis. In the illustrative example of FIGS. 1-9, the body 104 has a generally planar configuration with opposed </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="8" w:name="CMASTER2231122318223182232422324223"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="9" w:name="CMASTER2231122318223182232422329223"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>planar sides 110</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="8"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 112 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="9"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">spaced apart a </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="10" w:name="CMASTER2234822353223532236322363223"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>body thickness 114</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="10"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">. The opposed </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="11" w:name="CMASTER2238022387223872239322393223"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="12" w:name="CMASTER2238022387223872239322398224"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>planar sides 110</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="11"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 112 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="12"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">converge toward the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="13" w:name="CMASTER2242222427224272243622436224"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">body trailing end 108 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="13"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">to define a trailing edge having a </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="14" w:name="CMASTER2247922488224882249322493225"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">trailing edge thickness 116 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="14"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">that is less than the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="15" w:name="CMASTER2252922534225342254422544225"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">body thickness 114 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="15"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">(FIG. 7). The relatively </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="16" w:name="CMASTER2257322580225802258922589225"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">narrow trailing edge thickness 116 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="16"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">facilitates removal of the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="17" w:name="CMASTER22635226442264422648"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">fastener 100 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="17"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">after bone has healed over the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="18" w:name="CMASTER2267922684226842269322693226"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>body trailing end 108</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="18"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">. During removal, such as in a revision procedure, the narrow trailing edge will cut through </w:t></w:r><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:lastRenderedPageBreak/><w:t xml:space="preserve">overlying bone. In the illustrative example of FIGS. 1-9, the opposed </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="19" w:name="CMASTER2286322870228702287622876228"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="20" w:name="CMASTER2286322870228702287622881228"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>planar sides 110</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="19"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 112 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="20"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">also converge toward the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="21" w:name="CMASTER2291022915229152292322923229"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">body leading end 106 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="21"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">to define a leading edge having a </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="22" w:name="CMASTER2296522973229732297822978229"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">leading edge thickness 117 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="22"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">that is less than the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="23" w:name="CMASTER2301423019230192302923029230"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>body thickness 114</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="23"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">. The relatively </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="24" w:name="CMASTER2304923056230562306423064230"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">narrow leading edge thickness 117 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="24"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">facilitates insertion of the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="25" w:name="CMASTER23112231212312123124"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>fastener 100</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="25"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>.</w:t></w:r></w:p>
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