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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2015
Novastep, St Gregoire, FR;
Loïc Girod, Goven, FR;
Grégory Gledel, Paris, FR;
Gilles Audic, Pleumeleuc, FR;
Marc Augoyard, Tassin la Demi Lune, FR;
Romain Augoyard, Tassin la Demi Lune, FR;
Tristan Meusnier, Saint Etienne, FR;
Stéphanie Valentin, Lyons, FR;
NOVASTEP, St Gregoire, FR;
Abstract
A surgical implant which includes: a first anchoring portion comprising two first arms movable between an inserting position and an anchoring position, in which the first arms are spread apart so as to be anchored in a first bone; a second anchoring portion to be anchored in the second bone; and an intermediate portion connecting the first anchoring portion to the second anchoring portion. The intermediate portion comprises: a recess; and a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion that are remote from one another. Bringing the first connecting portion and second connecting portion closer together moves the first arms from the inserting position thereof to the anchoring position thereof.