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Vertebral fixing device

US6106527A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1999
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/8023
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vertebral fixing device for a patient having a diseased vertebral column segment for fastening a first vertebral column segment and a second vertebral column segment at both ends of the diseased vertebral column segment includes a first fixing piece having a first fixing medium integrally formed thereto and secured to the first vertebral column segment, and a second fixing piece having a second fixing medium integrally formed thereto and secured to the second vertebral column segment. The vertebral fixing device further includes a fixing unit having a first and a second hole respectively penetrating therethrough the two fixing mediums for fixing together the two fixing mediums.

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