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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2004
Eric Stéphane Fourcault, Lyons, FR;
Theo Jan Maria Knevels, Grimbergen, BE;
Jean-christophe Alain Giet, Lyons, FR;
Bertrand Xavier François Gauneau, Lyons, FR;
Eric Stéphane Fourcault, Lyons, FR;
Theo Jan Maria Knevels, Grimbergen, BE;
Jean-Christophe Alain Giet, Lyons, FR;
Bertrand Xavier François Gauneau, Lyons, FR;
Newdeal, Lyons, FR;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device destined to be coupled to at least one support, and in particular a surgical implant destined to be coupled to a bone. The invention relates generally to a device () including a fixing element () including a head (A) and a pin (B) destined to be anchored in a support. The device further includes an assembly part () including a through hole (), and a ring () housed in a manner that can be oriented within the through hole (). The ring () has a passage (A) shaped so as to allow passage of the pin (B) and to stop the head (A). The ring () is expandable according to its axial direction between a configuration wherein the ring () can be oriented and a configuration wherein the ring () is blocked.