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Device for coating bone plate

  • US 9,333,526 B2
  • Filed: 02/17/2012
  • Issued: 05/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An encasement for coating a bone plate with a substrate, the encasement comprising:

  • a sidewall structure having an upper edge;

    a cover disposed on the upper edge of the sidewall structure and comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface;

    a base from which the sidewall structure rises, wherein the sidewall structure, the cover and the base combine to create an open interior space of the encasement;

    an aperture in the sidewall structure providing access to the open interior space of the encasement;

    a plurality of cover protrusions flush with the exterior surface of the cover and extending from the interior surface of the cover into the open interior space; and

    a plurality of base protrusions extending from the base directly opposing the plurality of cover protrusions,wherein a combined height of an individual cover protrusion and an opposing base protrusion is less than or equal to a height of the sidewall structure.

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