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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2003
Applicant:
Alain Tornier, Saint Ismier, FR;
Inventor:
Alain Tornier, Saint Ismier, FR;
Assignee:
Tornier SA, Saint Ismier, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A prosthetic element comprising two principal components which are assembled together and immobilized with respect to each other by a screw which may be selectively threaded into at least one tapping in at least one of the principal components. The screw comprises at least one radial element adapted to abut against a stop surface within the first component, and a non-threaded end forming a guide which is adapted to slide in a bore in the second component.