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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roland P. Jakob, Môtier, CH;
Werner Müller, Wiesendangen, CH;
Heribert Frei, Winterthur, CH;
Assignee:
Sulzer Orthopedics Ltd., Baar, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/708 ;
Abstract
A tissue holder ( ) has a first connector ( ) which can be connected to a tissue part and a second connector ( ) which can be connected to a further tissue part. The tissue holder further holds the two connectors ( ) and thus the tissue parts relative to one another. The first and second connectors ( ) each have at least one curved spike ( ) which extends around the longitudinal axis of the tissue holder ( ).