(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2002/0128654 Al
Steger et al. (43) Pub. Date: Sep. 12,2002
(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BONE FRACTURE FIXATION
(76) Inventors: Shon D. Steger, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Stephen M. Herrington, Orange Park,
FL (US); Brian S. Schumacher,
Jacksonville, FL (US); Kevin T. Stone,
Jacksonville, FL (US); Jeffrey A.
Duncan, Jacksonville, FL (US)
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(21) Appl. No.: 10/081,166
(22) Filed: Feb. 22, 2002
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/047,520, filed on Oct. 29, 2001, which is a continuation of
