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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Carlo Ventre, Turbenthal, CH;
Cosimo Donno, Winterthur, CH;
Armin Studer, Steinhausen, CH;
Onur Adali, Tagelswangen, CH;
André Lobsiger, Winterthur, CH;
Daniel Hug, Weisslingen, CH;
Raffael Berani, Uster, CH;
Daniel Ambühl, Embrach, CH;
Sulzer Orthopedics Ltd., Baar, CH;
Abstract
A holding apparatus for the vertebra of a spinal column. It furthermore has a mount for a bar which is provided at the side of the holding apparatus which faces away from a clamping screw. The clamping screw of the holding apparatus produces a rigid connection of the holding apparatus to the bar which is located in the mount. The apparatus retains the bar in the mount and can be brought into connection with the holding apparatus so as to temporarily retain in the mount a bar which is introduced into the mount until the holding apparatus is fixed to the bar by way of a rigid connection.