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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Markus Kuster, St. Gallen, CH;
Jordan Velikov, Gockhausen, CH;
Miodrag Garic, Winterthur, CH;
Thomas Teschke, Zürich, CH;
Markus Kuster, St. Gallen, CH;
Jordan Velikov, Gockhausen, CH;
Miodrag Garic, Winterthur, CH;
Thomas Teschke, Zürich, CH;
Zimmer, GmbH, Winterthur, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a bone anchoring device for the operative repair of fractures, comprising a fracture fixation plate which has at least one opening and at least one anchoring element for the fastening of the fracture fixation plate on the bone, wherein the anchoring element has a shaft and a head, and wherein at least one part of the shaft can be guided through the opening while the head can be fixed in the opening, and wherein the shaft is produced in at least two parts with a first part on which the head is arranged and with a second part provided for the anchoring in the bone, wherein the first part and the second part of the shaft are guided such that they move toward each other along an axis when the bone anchoring device is in the state of being fixed to the bone.