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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Lutz Biedermann, VS-Villingen, DE;
Wilfried Matthis, Weisweil, DE;
Gerhard Pohl, St. Georgen, DE;
Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Donaueschingen, DE;
Abstract
A bone anchoring device includes an anchoring element including a shaft and a head; a receiving part including a first end and a second end, and having a channel for receiving a rod near the first end, and an accommodation space for accommodating the head near the second end; and a pressure element configured to be located at least partially in the accommodation space and including a flexible portion to clamp the head, wherein the anchoring element is pivotable, and the pressure element is movable inside the accommodation space to lock the head within the pressure element, and wherein a first securing portion on the pressure element and a second securing portion on the receiving part are configured to engage and form a rigid coupling therebetween to prevent removal of the pressure element from the first end of the receiving part.