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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Andreas Appenzeller, Oberdorf, CH;
Daniel Fluri, Oberdorf, CH;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone implant that is elongate along a longitudinal axis includes an implant body including first and second side wire segments that are spaced from each other so as to define at least one apertures extending through the implant body. The at least one aperture is configured to receive a bone fixation element so as to secure the bone implant to bone.