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VARIABLE GEOMETRY OCCIPITAL FIXATION PLATE

  • US 20100114177A1
  • Filed: 10/30/2009
  • Published: 05/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An occipital fixation method, comprising:

  • providing a variable geometry occipital fixation device, wherein the variable geometry occipital fixation device comprises a first lateral member, a second lateral member, and a midline member, wherein the first lateral member comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a pivot bore located at the proximal end, and an attachment bore located at the distal end, wherein the second lateral member comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a pivot bore located at the proximal end, and an attachment bore located at the distal end, wherein the midline member comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a pivot bore located at the proximal end, and a fixation bore located at the distal end, and wherein the first lateral member, the second lateral member, and the midline member are coupled together at their proximal ends along a common axis extending through their pivot bores;

    positioning the variable geometry occipital fixation device in a location against an occiput;

    rotating the first lateral member, the second lateral member, the midline member, or a combination thereof around the common axis; and

    securing the variable geometry occipital fixation device to the occiput.

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