Device for releasably clamping a longitudinal member within a surgical implant
US6866664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7052
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for releasably clamping and connecting a longitudinal member within a surgical implant includes at least one yoke-like connecting body with a through-bore, coupling means arranged on the connecting body for fastening the connecting body to a further part of the implant, a yoke-like clamping body which can slide in the through-bore and has resilient side walls and a through-opening for receiving the longitudinal member, and fixation means. A wedging effect produced by elevations on side walls of the clamping body retains the longitudinal member in the through-opening.
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