Customized osteosynthesis assembly
US9247972B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49799
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments relate to a customized assembly of osteosynthesis plates. The customized assembly of osteosynthesis plates is custom-made, 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 are connected together by a rod, the rod further comprising two protrusions (4) protruding from the rod 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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