Bone fixation device
AssigneeiAccess MedTec GmbH
InventorChristian Knöpfle
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Abstract
A bone fixation device (1) is presented, comprising a wire (7) and a load distributor (9), the load distributor comprising: a contact side (2) having a contact region (11) which is pressed against the bone to be fixed upon tightening of the wire (7), and two opposite lateral sides (4) that are not in contact with the bone upon tightening of the wire (7). At least one of the lateral sides (4) is provided with a plurality of recesses (5) which do not extend into the contact sides (2). The contact side (2) of the load distributor (9) has a continuous smooth surface which is configured to slide across the bone without damaging the bone when the load distributor (9) is pulled longitudinally across the bone during application.
Claims13
A bone fixation device, comprising:
- a wire;
- and
- a load distributor surrounding the wire, including:
- a channel defined therein and extending therethrough in a longitudinal direction, the channel configured to house the wire therein;
- two contact sides located on opposite sides of the load distributor, each of the sides having a contact region configured to be pressed against bone and fixed to bone upon tightening of the wire;
- and
- two opposite lateral sides that each remaining spaced from bone upon tightening of the wire, wherein at least one of the lateral sides is provided with one or more holes which do not extend into either of the two contact sides, wherein the two contact sides, at least at their respective contact regions, each have a continuous surface, without any recess or indentation, configured to facilitate sliding the load distributor longitudinally across bone with minimal or no damage to bone.
A load distributor for a bone fixation device, comprising:
- a channel defined therein and extending therethrough in a longitudinal direction, the channel configured to house a wire therein;
- two contact sides located on opposite sides of the load distributor, each of the contact sides having a contact region, wherein at least one of the contact regions is configured to affix against bone upon tightening of the wire;
- and
- two opposite lateral sides each remaining spaced from bone upon tightening of the wire,
- wherein at least one of the two lateral sides is provided with a plurality of holes which do not extend into either of the two contact sides, and
- wherein the two contact sides, at least at their respective contact regions, each have a continuous surface, without any recess or indentation, configured to facilitate sliding the load distributor longitudinally across bone with minimal or no damage to bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.