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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan Dovesi, Bologna, IT;
Franco Mingozzi, Calderara Di Reno, IT;
Assignee:
Citieffe S.r.l., Calderara Di Reno, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ; A61B 1/760 ; A61F 2/00 ; A61F 2/32 ; A61F 2/34 ; A61F 2/36 ; A61F 2/38 ; F61B 3/712 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ; A61B 1/760 ; A61F 2/00 ; A61F 2/32 ; A61F 2/34 ; A61F 2/36 ; A61F 2/38 ; F61B 3/712 ;
Abstract
A device for anchoring an end of an elongated tensile flexible element guided along a tunnel provided through the bones of a joint for reconstruction of a ligament, comprising a female element, which defines an internal thread and can be inserted in the tunnel, and a male element, which defines an external thread and is suitable to be screwed with play into the female element so as to secure the elongated element between the internal and external threads.