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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1993
Walter Moser, Herrenschwanden, CH;
Roland Willi, Netterbach, CH;
Sulzer Brothers Limited, Winterthur, CH;
Protek AG, Berne, CH;
Abstract
A screw-nut for screwing implants together includes a thrust-shoulder which projects radially and presses axially against part of a housing. The screw-nut further includes an internal threaded portion adapted to fit a corresponding screw part, and a plurality of members, each mounted onto the side of the thrust-shoulder facing away from the part of the housing against which the thrust shoulder presses. These members are adapted to receive a tool for tightening the screw-nut. A plurality of leaf springs is included for engaging the housing part. The leaf springs, the ends of which form latching-in dogs, project, in the axial direction, from the screw-nut. The leaf springs are constructed such that, when the thrust-shoulder makes contact with the housing part, each latching-in dog snaps into a recess in the housing part in order to prevent loosening of the screw-nut from the housing part.