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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jean-Luc Roux, Montpellier, FR;
Alain Tchurukdichian, Dijon, FR;
Gilles Dautel, Nancy, FR;
Yann Saint-Cast, Angers, FR;
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4241 (2013.01); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3054 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30158 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30795 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4258 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is an anchoring rod that is elongated and tapered, the rod extends from a distal end toward a proximal end, the shape including a palmate side, a dorsal side and lateral sides, is the shape being flared on its palmate side without flaring on its dorsal side and flares on its lateral sides so as to form a flared proximal portion, said flared proximal portion having a substantially trapezoidal cross-section, with a dorsal face larger than the palmate face.