Bone-fixation system and filler element for bone-fixation
OwnerDietmar Wolterinventor
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Abstract
A fixation system for bones, with a connecting bar having plural through holes and at least one bone screw insertable into a through hole. The fixation system has at least one filler body, insertable into a through hole, and wherein the filler body is fastened in the through hole by having an overdimension with respect to the through hole.
Claims10
Fixation system for bones, with a connecting bar having plural through holes and at least one bone screw insertable into a through hole, characterized in that it has at least one filler body, insertable into a through hole which is not occupied by a bone screw, and means for fastening the filler body in the through hole, further characterized in that the filler body has an overdimension with respect to the through hole such that the means for fastening are formed by the overdimension of the filler body in the through hole, and
- further characterized in that the filler body has an outside thread mouldable into the through hole and/or the through hole has an inside thread mouldable into the filler body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.