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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sylwester Gogolewski, Alvaneu-Dorf, CH;
Stephan M Perren, Davos, CH;
Assignee:
Synthes (U.S.A), Paoli, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 72 ; 606 69 ; 606 73 ;
Abstract
An absorbable bone screw and plate system with self-locking properties. The absorbable bone screw comprises a threaded shaft portion 1 for insertion into bone and a head portion 3 for rigid connection in the screw hole 13 of a bone plate 20, the diameter of said head portion 3 increasing in the direction opposite to the shaft portion 1, and the outer surface of said head portion 3 being provided with a three-dimensional structure 4 in the form of corrugations.
Published as:
CA2076501A1; EP0530585A2; US5275601A; EP0530585A3; JPH07178115A; CA2076501C; EP0530585B1; ATE146351T1; DE69216009D1; DE69216009T2; JP3323244B2;