Assembly piece for an osteosynthesis device
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsPatrick Henry, Philippe Lapresle, Gilles Missenard
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Abstract
An assembly piece for assembling together two rods (T.sub.1, T.sub.2) of an osteosynthesis device, in particular for osteosynthesis of the spine. According to the invention, the assembly piece comprises: a body (1) of generally rounded shape having a slot (2) separating the body into two portions (1a, 1b), and two bores (5, 6) on transverse axes (A, B) passing obliquely through the slot, each adapted to receive a respective rod to be assembled; and a clamping screw (3) interconnecting said portions so that tightening the screw locks the two rods in place by clamping them between said portions (1a, 1b).
Claims12
An assembly piece for assembling together two rods of an osteosynthesis device, comprising:
- a body of biologically compatible material and of generally rounded shape, said body having a slot separating said body into two portions and having two bores on transverse axes passing obliquely through said slot, each of said bores being adapted to receive a respective rod to be assembled;
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- a clamping screw interconnecting said portions so that tightening said screw locks the two rods in place by clamping them between said portions.
An assembly piece for an osteosynthesis device, comprising:
- a rounded body of biologically compatible material having a slot which separates said body into first and second portions and which extends in a plane and having first and second bores extending along axes which are transverse to one another and which pass through said slot at acute angles to said plane, each of said bores being at least partially located in each of said portions;
- first and second rods received in said first and second bores, respectively, each of said rods directly engaging each of said portions;
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- a clamping screw interconnecting said portions, and locking and clamping said rods in place between said portions upon tightening said screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.