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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2018
Applicant:
41medical Ag, Bettlach, CH;
Inventors:
Robert Frigg, Bettlach, CH;
Silas Zurschmiede, Bibern, CH;
Patrick Burki, Solothurn, CH;
Daniel Fluri, Grenchen, CH;
Assignee:
41MEDICAL AG, Bettlach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention concerns a bone plate system comprising: a bone fastening element comprising a shaft with a first thread, the fastening element further comprising a head with a second thread on its outer surface, the outer surface having a first hardness; and a bone plate having a second hardness which is smaller than the first hardness, the bone plate comprising a through hole for receiving the bone fastening element. The head is oxygen diffusion hardened.