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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Beatrice Steiner, Cham, CH;
Max Aebi, Québec, CA;
Assignee:
Synthes (U.S.A.), Paoli, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/768 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/768 ;
Abstract
A bone anchoring assembly includes at least one fixation plate and at least one bone anchoring element. Each bone anchoring element includes a circular-cylindrical hollow body with an upper end and a lower end, a connecting element that is pivotably mounted to a fixation plate or longitudinal support, an external thread that extends partially along the outer surface of the circular-cylindrical body for anchoring the bone anchoring element into the cortical portion of the bone, and a series of teeth located on the lower end of the circular-cylindrical body for cutting into bone.