Device for the dynamic fixation of bones
US8075600B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00867
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intermediate element for a detachable, lockable, ball joint-like connection in a device for the dynamic fixation of bones has a longitudinal axis, an outer wall concentric with the longitudinal axis, and an inner wall forming a coaxial cavity. Either the outer wall or the inner wall comprises one of two contact zones that form the ball joint-like connection. The intermediate element is at least partly made of a super-elastic or visco-elastic material.
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