Surgical fastener assembly and method for bone fracture fixation
US5810824A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/842
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical fastener assembly for use in bone fracture fixation comprises an adapter, a surgical cable, a compression plate, and a crimp device, the adapter having a head portion having a bore extending therethrough adapted to receive the surgical cable, and a protrusion extending from an underside of the head portion and centrally of the head portion and adapted for insertion into a recess in the compression plate, the crimp device being deformable upon the cable to hold the cable in place around bone portions.
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