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Customised assembly including at least two osteosynthesis plates which are in turn customised

US8784456B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2010
Grant dateJul 22, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49799
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a customized assembly (1) of at least two osteosynthesis plates (2), for example I-shaped and/or L-shaped and/or cross-shaped and/or crow's-foot-shaped ones which are themselves customized according to the operation to be carried out and the future anatomy of the patient, characterized in that the osteosynthesis plates (2) are connected together by a rod (3), said rod further comprising two protrusions (4) protruding from said rod (3) towards the nasal orifice (8) of the patient into positions that correspond to the two ends (5, 6) of the base (7) of the nasal orifice (8) of the patient. The invention can be used during dental occlusion operations, for example.

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