Patent ID: 9333526
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,B05C

Claim Text:
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.