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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Stryker European Operations Holdings Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Marc Augoyard, Tassin la Demi Lune, FR;
Jacques Peyrot, Tassin la Demi Lune, FR;
Tristan Meusnier, Saint-Etienne, FR;
Bernard Prandi, Rennes, FR;
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present disclosure is a fixation device including a median zone, a first fixation zone including a base region extending from the median zone and an end region distant from the median zone, and including an expandable region in between the base region and the end region, the expandable region adapted to move between a closed position and an expanded position, wherein the first fixation zone is adapted to be positioned within a bone hole and, with the expandable region in the expanded position, the expandable region is positioned against bone surrounding the bone hole, and a second fixation zone including a base region extending from the median zone at a position different from the base region of the first fixation zone and an end region distant from the median zone.