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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Felix Capanni, Freiburg, DE;
Inventor:
Felix Capanni, Freiburg, DE;
Assignee:
Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for the provision of fastening elements during a surgical intervention and a method of surgically removing a bone segment are described. The system comprises a bone plate having openings arranged in a first pattern for receiving fastening elements, as well as a receiving surface having a plurality of openings for temporarily receiving the fastening elements. The openings of the receiving surface are arranged in a second pattern, which is at least in sections identical or similar to the first pattern.