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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alain Tornier, Saint Ismier, FR;
Francois Bonnomet, Strasbourg, FR;
Assignee:
Tornier SA, Saint Ismier, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
A device for fixing an implant in a patient's bone which includes an expanding element which is limited in it's plastic deformation when a force is applied for fixing the implant in the bone, such that the expanding element is reversible when another force is applied for removing the implant from the bone.
Published as:
FR2777447A1; WO9953843A1; FR2777447B1; EP1073373A1; US6540770B1; EP1073373B1; DE69923962D1; ES2238830T3; DE69923962T2;
Tornier, Alain. (2003). Reversible fixation device for securing an implant in bone (U.S. Patent No. 6540770). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6540770
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