Paragraph Number45
4197
| Application | CERVICAL PLATE INCLUDING SCREW LOCKING MECHANISM UTILIZING RADIAL GROOVES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matter Number | FLO-4 | Reference Case 1 | FLO-4 |
| Created | 5/1/21, 12:00 AM | Modified | 5/1/21, 12:00 AM |
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Those of skill in the art will appreciate that the lock feature 105 and head feature 107 can be any structure on either the rotatable structure 112 and/or the head 210 configured and designed to engage with each other to accomplish the same result as the radial grooves 116 and raised ridges 216 described in the example embodiments herein. For example, in one embodiment, the lock feature 105 may be a bump or protuberance and the head feature 107 may be a depression or recess or hole such that these two features are configured to engage with each other to retain a screw 104 in the screw opening 106. In certain embodiments, the lock feature 105 and the head feature 107 may together be consider a type of detent mechanism.
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Added by DJM 5 2021