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Implant device

US10779869B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 2017
Grant dateSep 22, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/864
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implant device is used for maintaining a distraction or compression element and includes a rod linked to implants by support devices having a threaded stud and a head for interaction with a support piece. The support piece has a device for attaching and blocking a distraction or compression element. The threaded piece includes two zones, namely a distal end zone having a conical profile and a screw thread with wide turns, configured for cancellous bone, and a proximal zone having a conical profile with a conicity angle smaller than the conicity angle of the distal portion, with a narrow screw thread, configured for bone cortex, namely including sharp, thin, deep screw threads, whereas the web is flat.

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