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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2000
Applicants:

Remi Cavagna, Ploemeur, FR;

Denis Huten, Vincennes, FR;

Hugues Malandain, Southaven, TN (US);

Inventors:

Remi Cavagna, Ploemeur, FR;

Denis Huten, Vincennes, FR;

Hugues Malandain, Southaven, TN (US);

Assignee:

Sofamor S.N.C., Roissy CDG Cedex, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The tightening instrument is made up of two parts () joined to each other by means which are designed to automatically uncouple the said two parts () by shearing rupture of a pin () when a predetermined tightening torque is reached, a first () of the two parts being provided with a means () permitting driving, characterized in that the second () of the two parts is a rod whose end () opposite its tightening end () is adapted to be introduced into a complementary recess () formed in the first part (), and in that the said end () includes an axial reservoir () for receiving the broken end section () of the pin ().


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