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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2005
Ancillary device for positioning a bone graft in a joint in order to ensure arthrodesis of the joint
Applicant:
Hakon Kofoed, Charlottenlund, DK;
Inventor:
Hakon Kofoed, Charlottenlund, DK;
Assignee:
Newdeal, Lyons, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ancillary device for positioning a bone graft between bones separated by an articular slot, to ensure arthrodesis of a joint, wherein the bone graft is placed in a recess provided at the end of one or more bones defining the articular slot, and comprising means for driving the bone graft, provided with support means on the bone graft suitable for moving the latter in the recess, and actuation means, functionally connected to the driving means, and capable of being handled in order to control the movement of the bone graft.