Spring and device for stabilizing human or animal bone
AssigneePierre M. Montavon
InventorLorraine MONTAVON
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Abstract
Disclosed is a spring for a device for stabilizing bones. The spring is designed as a leg spring that includes a spring coil with at least one turn and, at the end, a first and a second leg, which project beyond the periphery of the turn. At its end, at least one leg includes a rod-shaped end piece that has a three-dimensional structure in the form of a turn or a peripheral leaf or lip. Also disclosed is a device for stabilizing bones, which includes a spring, a bone plate that includes means for securing the bone plate to the three-dimensional structure in the form of a turn or a peripheral leaf or lip, and a clamping element that has at least one hole for accepting a bone fixation element as well as a channel through which one of the two legs of the spring can be guided.
Claims19
A spring for stabilizing bones, wherein the spring is designed as leg spring, which includes a spring coil with at least one turn and, a first leg having an end and a second leg having an end, wherein each of said first leg and said second leg projects beyond a periphery of the turn,
- wherein
- the end of at least one of said first leg and second leg, includes a rod-shaped end piece, which has a three-dimensional structure in the form of a thread or a peripheral lamella or lip.
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A method for stabilizing a long tubular bone or a vertebral column, comprising:
- producing an incision in an area of a bone section to be treated;
- preparing epaxial muscles and osseous attachment sites for securing an implant;
- performing a lateral retraction of muscle masses;
- introducing the implant through the incision;
- securing the implant on the bone section, and
- closing the incision.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.