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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Fridolin Schläpfer, Glarus, CH;
Martin Hess, Holstein, CH;
Konrad Tagwerker, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Synthes USA, LLC, West Chester, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for fixation of vertebral bodies including a longitudinal support with a central axis and two or more anchoring elements. Each anchoring element having a longitudinal axis, a front end, and a back end. The longitudinal axis of each anchoring element may be arranged at an angle of between 65 degrees and 115 degrees relative to the central axis of the longitudinal support, while the anchoring elements are designed to abut the back end. The anchoring elements may be shaped in the form of a blade toward the front end.