External or internal fixator for repairing fractures or arthroplasties of the skeleton
US5662651A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7041
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A skeletal fixator including implant screws, a support angularly indexed with respect to a head of the implant screws and which comprises a cavity provided with a screw thread adapted to receive a connecting rod having a screw thread of pitch different from that of the thread of the cavity. A locking screw cooperates with the head of the implant screw to clamp and bind the connecting rod relative to the implant screws.
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