Osteosynthesis device

US6117137A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Schafer micomed GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Henry Halm · Bissendorf, DE
• Bernd Schafer · Kipfenberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 1999
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2000
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B17/7005
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an osteosynthesis device with a bone screw and a correction rod, in which the correction rod is placed in a bifurcated head of the bone screw and axially fixed. To that end, the bifurcated head has structure that prevent the longitudinal displacement of the correction rod.