Implantable connection element for a fixation system
OwnerJorg Schumacherinventor
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Abstract
An implantable connection element for an implantable fixation system, with a connecting section, which can be connected to an anchoring element, and with at least one end section forming a free end of the connection element and configured such that the at least one end section can be detachably connected to the connecting section.
Claims44
An implantable connection element for an implantable fixation system comprising:
- a connecting section configured to be connected to an anchoring element;
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- at least one end section forming a free end, the at least one end section being detachably connected to or irreversibly removable from the connecting section.
An implantable fixation system for fixing at least two bone parts in a defined relative position, comprising at least one implantable anchoring element and at least one implantable connection element, wherein the at least one implantable connection element has a connecting section configured to be connected to the anchoring element, and at least one end section forming a free end, the at least one end section detachably connected to or irreversibly removable from the connecting section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.