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Bone fixation cable ferrule

US5989256A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 1999
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 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.

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