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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:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Metz-Stavenhagen, Bad Wildungen, DE;
Bernd Robioneck, Preetz, DE;
Assignee:
Howmedica GmbH, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 61 ; 606 72 ; 606 73 ;
Abstract
A receiving part for a retaining component of a vertebral column implant, having a fork-shaped section for receiving the retaining component, with the inner wall of the fork-shaped section including inner threaded portions into which there may be screwed a screw which, either directly or via a pressing element, acts on the retaining component in the fork-shaped section. The inner threaded portions and the outer thread of the screw comprises a saw tooth thread of a shape that the steep flanks of the inner threaded portions face away from the opening of the fork-shaped section.
Published as:
DE29710484U1; CA2239376A1; EP0885598A2; KR19990006986A; JPH1133034A; JP2891701B2; EP0885598A3; US6074391A; TW429143B; KR100296813B1; CA2239376C; EP1332722A1; EP0885598B1; ATE293924T1; DE69829912D1; DE69829912T2;