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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
May. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Zimmer Spine, Bordeaux, FR;
Inventor:
Gilles Larroque-Lahitette, Lagor, FR;
Assignee:
Zimmer Spine, Bordeaux, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7026 (2013.01); A61B 17/7022 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 17/82 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides a system for securing a bone to a rod, the system comprising a ligature, a body, and two fasteners. The ligature has two free ends and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portion being configured to engage a bone. A portion of a rod can be fastened to the body using one of the fasteners. The ligature can be fastened to the body using another one of the fasteners. The two fasteners are distinct from one another and are adapted to fasten two free end portions of the ligature to the body independently from fastening the portion of the rod to the body.