Method for locking an artificial facet between two vertebral bodies

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8668722
APP PUB NO 20130116732A1
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13675511

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A bone screw (1) is used for locking an articular facet between the superior and inferior articular processes of two vertebral bodies and is provided with a threaded shaft (2), a screw head (3) and a central axis (4). The screw head (3) is further provided with a number of grooves (5) on the periphery of the screw head (3) which run essentially parallel to said central axis (4).

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DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC325 PARAMOUNT DRIVE RAYNHAM MA 02767-0350

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frigg, Robert Oberdorf, CH 185 12107
Lechmann, Beat Oberdorf, CH 95 7465
Pavlov, Paul Nijmegen, NL 17 2156

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