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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Zimmer Spine, Bordeaux, FR;
Inventors:
Gilles Larroque-Lahitette, Lagor, FR;
Richard Minfelde, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Zimmer Spine, Bourdeaux, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/82 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01); A61B 2017/567 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone holding device comprising: at least one conformable elongated member having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion therebetween; a rod with at least one transverse passage which opens into at least one of two opposite side faces of the rod, said passage being delimited by inner surfaces of the rod, and at least one compression member, the compression member and said inner surfaces both defining clamping surfaces and cooperating so that the first and second portions of the elongated member can be inserted and clamped between said clamping surfaces. A method using such a device.