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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2001
Ulrich Joos, Münster, DE;
Medartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The device with a bone plate ( ) and with a temporarily attachable retainer ( ) is used for fixation of, in particular, fragments of a jaw bone. The bone plate ( ) has a longitudinal guide slot ( ) which is open at one end or closed at both ends. The retainer ( ) comprises a disk ( ) which engages partially over the bone plate ( ) and in which a locking screw ( ) sits preferably in a rotatable manner and secure against loss, said locking screw ( ) being intended to be screwed into a bone fragment via the guide slot ( ). At one end, the bone plate ( ) advantageously has areas of members ( ) comprising individual members which can be divided off to obtain the desired length, The device extends the possibilities of screwing the bone plate ( ), so that better adaptability to the particular task is achieved, and also improved rigidity across the edge of the bone plate ( ), while the elasticity of the latter across the surface can be increased by means of less material thickness. The as it were one-piece retainer simplifies handling. A fixing plate is provided for additionally stiffening the screwed-on bone plate ( ) and/or for screwing it at one end. In a second embodiment, the retainer can be, screwed to the underlying bone fragment laterally outside the bone plate ( ).