Agraffe for osteosynthesis
US4848328A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/0642
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An agraffe or staple-shaped element for osteosynthesis intended for fixing the focus of an osteotomy while awaiting consolidation of web from which issue two lateral arms having pointed ends adapted to penetrate in the bone. The web of the agraffe comprises two parts inclined with respect to each other and forming an outwardly open obtuse angle. Each of the lateral arms of the agraffe presents, near its zone of join with the web, fins projecting from the front faces of this arms, such fins reinforcing the anchoring of the agraffe in the zone.
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