Patent · US Expired

Bone plate

US6656179B1 · kind B1 · utility

224Cited by

9References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Bernd Schaefer · CH

Inventors

Bernd Schaefer · Davos, CH
Henry Halm · Bissendorf, DE
Ulf Liljenqvist · Munster, DE
Donald Chan · Charlottesville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 18, 2000
Grant date	Dec 2, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 13, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/809
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bone plate for osteosynthesis having a plate-shaped base and a top, with the base defining only a single receiving opening for retaining a bone screw that attaches it, for example, to a vertebra.

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