Medartis Holding Ag

Barry Langer

Peter Scheuble

Marc Ammann

Herbert Polzhofer

Disclosed are surgical tools () comprising a surgical clamp () having at least two, preferably exactly two legs () and a base () connecting the legs (). The tools () comprise one or more of the following further elements: a handle () integrally connected to the clamp (), wherein the handle () is connected to the base () of the clamp () via at least one first predetermined breaking point (); a drilling aid () having at least two openings () whose distance (D) is greater than the distance (d) of the legs () of the clamp (); a drill () which is connected, in particular at a first end (), to the handle () via at least one third predetermined breaking point (); a separation opening () which is designed in such a way that, in particular after separation of the drilling aid () from the handle (), the clamp can be received in the separation opening (), in particular in the region of the first predetermined breaking point (), in such a way that the clamp () can be separated from the handle () at the first predetermined breaking point (). More generally, there are also disclosed one-piece surgical tools (') having at least two elements interconnected by predetermined breaking points.

Surgical tool and surgical set

A screw (), in particular a bone screw, comprising a head (), a shaft () and a point (). The screw () has a recess () with a contour () on a head side (), The screw () is provided with an insertion post () in the recess (), which insertion post is connected to the screw () via a predetermined breaking point (). After breaking the predetermined breaking point and separation of the insertion post () from the screw (), a counter-contour () of a tool () can be brought into operative connection with the contour () of the recess (). The predetermined breaking point () is arranged within the recess () such that, after removal of the insertion post (), a transmission of torque is possible between the tool () and the screw () via the contour () and the counter-contour ().

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Therwil, Switzerland

Barry Langer