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US 2002/0161439 A1Published application
Instrumentarium for implanting a tendon replacement
AssigneeKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsMichael Strobel, Michael Sauer
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Abstract
An instrumentarium for implanting a tendon replacement in a channel within a bone comprises a button. Said button has a plate-shaped body and a cylindrical pin projecting from said plate-shaped body. At least two openings extend through that plate-shaped body and said cylindrical pin for threading fixation threads of a tendon replacement there through. Said plate-shaped body having edges adapted for applying a tool for rotating said button (FIG. 13).
Claims16
Instrumentarium for implanting a tendon replacement in a channel in a bone comprising
- a button,
- said button having a plate-shaped body,
- a cylindrical pin projecting from said plate-shaped body and
- at least two openings extending through said plate-shaped body and said cylindrical pin for threading fixation threads of a tendon replacement there through wherein said cylindrical pin being configured to come to snugly fit within a countersunk recess in a channel within a bone, an area of said plate-shaped body surrounding said cylindrical pin being configured to come to rest to a bone surface surrounding said countersunk recess in said bone, and wherein said plate-shaped body having edges adapted for applying a turning tool thereon for turning said button with said tool.
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