Bone clip
US4444181A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 1981 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/688
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bone clip for surgical repair of bones in vivo, having a body and depending legs at each end thereof and perpendicular thereto. Means are provided to draw the legs inwardly towards each other after insertion into the bone so as to draw the bone ends together under a preselected pressure.
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