1. A rod assembly comprising a rod with threads at one end and a cap with interior threads screwed onto the threaded portion of said rod.
2. A bone screw assembly comprising a bone screw with bone screw threads at one end and cap threads at the other end further comprising a cap with interior threaded threads screwed onto the cap threads.
3. The rod assembly of claim 1 wherein said rod assembly cap has a head which is smooth and rounded.
4. The rod assembly of claim 1 wherein said cap has a head with a hex slot in it.
5. The rod assembly of claim 1 wherein said cap has a head with pin holes.
6. A method for placing a cap onto a spinal rod or bone screw comprising the steps of:
selecting a cap with interior threads;
attaching said cap to said spinal rod or bone screw by screwing said cap onto threads formed on said spinal rod or bone screw;
tightening or loosening said cap from said spinal rod or bone screw with or without a driver tool.
7. A rod assembly comprising a rod with a circumferential groove and a c-clip attached to said groove.
8. A bone screw assembly comprising a bone screw with a shank and bone screws threads, wherein a groove is fowled in said shank to receive a c-clip.
9. The rod assembly of claim 7 wherein said c-clip has a lip and hole.
10. The rod assembly of claim 7 wherein said c-clip has two flange arms with holes.
11. A method for placing c-clips onto a spinal rod or bone screw comprising the steps of:
selecting a c-clip;
forming a circumferential groove in said spinal rod or bone screw;
attaching said c-clip to said spinal rod or bone screw groove by snapping said c-clip onto said groove.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein a medical tool is used to snap said c-clip into said groove.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein said medical tool comprises a shaft, c-plate, stick and ball.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein said medical tool has two pins that can be inserted into flange holes on said c-clip.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A display device comprising:
a first substrate in which an image displaying area and a non-displaying area are defined;
a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a first electrode formed over the first substrate;
an emission layer formed over the first electrode;
a second electrode formed over the emission layer;
a sealing member interposed between the non-displaying area of the first substrate and the second substrate;
a reinforcement member interposed between the non-displaying area of the first substrate and the second substrate, the reinforcement member being adjacent to the sealing member; and
at least one spacer formed adjacent to the reinforcement member, wherein the spacer comprises a plurality of first spacers, wherein each of the sealing member and the spacer has a height defined in the depth dimension of the display device, and wherein the height of at least one of the first spacers is substantially the same as that of the sealing member.
2. A display device comprising:
a first substrate in which an image displaying area and a non-displaying area are defined;
a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a first electrode formed over the first substrate;
an emission layer formed over the first electrode;
a second electrode formed over the emission layer;
a sealing member interposed between the non-displaying area of the first substrate and the second substrate;
a reinforcement member interposed between the non-displaying area of the first substrate and the second substrate, the reinforcement member being adjacent to the sealing member; and
at least one spacer formed adjacent to the reinforcement member,
wherein the spacer comprises:
a plurality of first spacers formed substantially parallel to a first side of the reinforcement member; and
a plurality of second spacers respectively formed adjacent to a second side of the reinforcement member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first spacers, wherein the second side is shorter than the first side.
3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the spacer has a width in the range of about 1 \u03bcm to about 2 \u03bcm.
4. The display device of claim 3, wherein the first spacers are formed adjacent to a long side of the reinforcement member.
5. The display device of claim 4, wherein the reinforcement member comprises a protrusion between the spacers.
6. The display device of claim 2, wherein the second spacers are spaced apart from each other.
7. The display device of claim 2, wherein each of the first spacers has a length in the range of about 0.4 \u03bcm to about 0.6 \u03bcm.
8. The display device of claim 2, wherein each of the second spacers has a length in the range of about 0.1 \u03bcm to about 0.25 \u03bcm.
9. The display device of claim 1, further comprising a pixel defining layer formed over the first substrate, the pixel defining layer having an opening corresponding to the first electrode.
10. The display device of claim 9, wherein the spacer and the pixel defining layer are formed of the same material.
11. The display device of claim 1, wherein the sealing member comprises a frit.
12. A display device comprising:
a first substrate in which an image displaying area and a non-displaying area are defined;
a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a sealing member interposed between the non-displaying area of the first substrate and the second substrate;
a reinforcement member interposed between the non-displaying area of the first substrate and the second substrate, the reinforcement member being adjacent to the sealing member; and
at least one spacer formed adjacent to the reinforcement member, wherein the spacer comprises:
a plurality of first spacers formed substantially parallel to a first side of the reinforcement member; and
a plurality of second spacers respectively formed adjacent to a second side of the reinforcement member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first spacers, wherein the second side is shorter than the first side.
13. The display device of claim 12, wherein each of the first and second spacers has a width in the range of about 1 \u03bcm to about 2 \u03bcm.
14. The display device of claim 12, wherein each of the first and second spacers has substantially the same height as the sealing member.
15. The display device of claim 12, wherein the reinforcement member comprises a protrusion between the first and second spacers.
16. The display device of claim 12, wherein the second spacers are spaced apart from each other.
17. The display device of claim 12, wherein each of the first spacers has a length in the range of about 0.4 \u03bcm to about 0.6 \u03bcm.
18. The display device of claim 12, wherein each of the second spacers has a length in the range of about 0.1 \u03bcm to about 0.25 \u03bcm.
19. The display device of claim 12, wherein the first spacers are formed adjacent to the first side of the reinforcement member.
20. The display device of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement member has a height defined in the depth dimension of the display device, and wherein the height of at least one of the first spacers is substantially the same as that of the reinforcement member.