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Surgical instrument

US8696676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Aesculap AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Markus Nesper · Tuttlingen, DE
Thomas Pleil · Bad Dürrheim, DE
Klaus-Dieter Steinhilper · Tuttlingen, DE
Dieter Weisshaupt

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2011
Grant date	Apr 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/688
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bone plate fixing device comprises a first bone contacting element with a rod-shaped connecting member and a second bone contacting element displaceable on the connecting member. The connecting member has a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion comprising a protruding projection, the protruding projection being located towards a proximal end of the connecting member and having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. The protruding projection may comprise at least two teeth. The depth of the at least two teeth may be less than half the difference between the first diameter and the second diameter.

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