Contracting bone clip
US4456006A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2003 |
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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