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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:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arnold Keller, Kayhude, DE;
Assignee:
Waldemar Link (GmbH & Co.), Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a device for securing a bone during surgery. The devices includes a band portion, a tightening buckle, and a tightening shaft. The band portion can be wrapped around a bone during surgery to secure the bone. The tightening buckle and tightening shaft are used to fasten the band portion. The tightening buckle has a wall with a tooth for engaging the tightening shaft.