Bone fixation cable ferrule
US5989256A · kind A · utility
369Cited by
17References
7Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7062
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ferrule for insertion in an opening cut through a vertebral spinous process functions as a guide for a connecting cable, preventing cutting into the bone by the cable and protecting the cable from breakage.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.