Claims
- 1. In a bodily tissue fixation plate formed of thermoplastic, body absorbable material and having a plurality of through-bores for receiving fasteners for attaching said plate to bodily tissue, the improvement comprising at least one truncated, substantially concave spherical formation situated between a pair of said through-bores and adapted to substantially matingly cooperate with a heating tip of a heating apparatus wand.
- 2. The plate of claim 1 wherein said at least one formation comprises a plurality of formations.
- 3. The plate of claim 2 wherein said through-bores and said formations are arranged in alternating relation along said plate.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/898,453 filed on Jun. 15, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,290,281.
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Divisions (1)
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