Surgical implant
US10285743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25D1/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical implant for fixing a soft tissue to a bone comprising a staple and a plate. The staple and the plate are positionable on an instrument in such a way that the plate may be manipulated with the instrument to hold the soft tissue against the bone and in such a way that the staple is fixable to the bone with the plate positioned between a bridge of the staple and the soft tissue when legs of the staple are driven through the plate and into the bone.
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