Holding apparatus for the spinal column
US6547789B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/603
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A holding apparatus for the vertebra of a spinal column. It furthermore has a mount for a bar which is provided at the side of the holding apparatus which faces away from a clamping screw. The clamping screw of the holding apparatus produces a rigid connection of the holding apparatus to the bar which is located in the mount. The apparatus retains the bar in the mount and can be brought into connection with the holding apparatus so as to temporarily retain in the mount a bar which is introduced into the mount until the holding apparatus is fixed to the bar by way of a rigid connection.
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