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US 10,383,672 B2Granted
Universal anchor for bone fixation
AssigneeVexim
InventorsJean-Francois Oglaza, Ezzine Banouskou
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a bone-fixation anchor comprising a rigid expandable part and a soft part. The rigid expandable part secures the anchor with respect to the bone and the soft part enables the anchor to fit any bone screw on the market.
Claims19
A bone-fixation anchor comprising:
- a first part made of a first material and having an opening shaped to correspond to a thread of a screw;
- and
- a second part made of a second material and configured to be expandable,
- wherein the second part extends from an end of the first part, and
- wherein the second material is rigid relative to the first material.
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A bone-fixation anchor, comprising:
- a first part including an interior layer and an exterior layer, the interior layer constructed of a softer material than the exterior layer;
- and
- a second part configured to be deformable,
- wherein interior layer includes an inner diameter configured to change in size as a function of a diameter of a screw inserted therein.
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A bone-fixation anchor, comprising:
- a first part including an inner portion and an outer portion, the outer portion movable relative to the inner portion;
- and
- a second part extending from the first part,
- wherein movement of the outer portion relative to the inner portion causes the second part to deform,
- wherein the inner portion of the first part and the second part are monolithic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.