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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Roland Baege, Wiesendangen, CH;
Hermann Breimesser, Elgg, CH;
Roland Willi, Neftenbach, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Zimmer, GmbH, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implant is set forth having at least one first element and a second element, wherein the first element is provided in a pre-determined relative location to the second element, in particular at least partly in a recess of the second element. The first element has a pre-positioning location having play with respect to the second element and allowing a fully area gas sterilization of both elements and can be displaced from this pre-positioning location into an end positioning location corresponding to a fixed connection of both elements.