Device for fixing implants on or in a bone

Abstract

The present invention concerns a fastening element for use in bone, and in particular to a device for fixating implants on or in bone. The device may have a longitudinal axis for anchoring in bone and may comprise a core and at least one wing extending from the core. The wing may have an enlarged peripheral portion adapted to contact bone. A cross-section of the device transverse to the longitudinal axis may have first and second portions, the first portion comprising the core and defining a first cross-sectional area, the second portion comprising the enlarged peripheral portion of the at least one wing and defining a second cross-sectional area, and the second cross-sectional area preferably is greater than the first cross-sectional area. The ratio of the second portion to the first portion preferably being at least about 3:1

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