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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Matthias Esser, Freiburg, DE;
Gheorghe Marton, Freiburg, DE;
Eva Beutel, Freiburg, DE;
Christian Knoepfle, Donaueschingen, DE;
Manfred Schmuck, Muehlheim, DE;
Karl Greiner, Muehlheim, DE;
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an implant for bone fixation comprising an elongated member configured to be wound around bone parts that are to be fixed, an engagement member coupled to the elongated member and configured to engage a portion of the elongated member so as to secure the implant in a loop around the bone parts, and a fastening member arranged between and coupled to the elongated member and the engagement member. The fastening member comprises at least two separate pieces each comprising one opening for receiving a bone fastener, wherein the separate pieces are coupled to each other by a material having a lower material strength than a material from which the separate pieces are made.