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Cable button

US8343155B2 · kind B2 · utility

232Cited by

5References

23Claims

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Assignee

Zimmer, Inc. · US

Inventors

Larabeth Gladys Fisher · Warsaw, US
Michael J. LaLonde · Warsaw, US
Michael K. Keith · Winona Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 15, 2008
Grant date	Jan 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/8061
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure includes a method for reducing a bone fracture and an apparatus such as a cable button for use with a bone plate, the cable button including cable button threads, a plurality of cable button apertures, a hex socket, and a hex opening. The present disclosure also includes a method for reducing a bone fracture and an apparatus such as a cable button for use with a bone plate, the cable button including a plurality of legs, where a leg includes a protrusion, where the protrusion engages the bone plate, and the cable button defines at least one cable button aperture.

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