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Offset orthopedic fixation device with locking mechanism

US7799059B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

19Claims

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Assignee

Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

Ulrich Kramer · Bensberg, DE
Joerg Schumacher · Teltow, DE
Michael Potulski · Rosenheim, DE
Rudolf Beisse · Rosenheim, DE
Jeffrey Kozak · Houston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2005
Grant date	Sep 21, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7041
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an orthopedic fixation device with an at least partly shaft-like fixation member, a shaft-like mounting body, and a transverse support securing the fixation member and the mounting body in a position in which they are laterally offset from one another. In order to adjust the transverse support without having to change the position of the fixation member, the fixation member can be rotated about its longitudinal axis in the transverse support and can be secured in a defined angular position.

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