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Device for securing bone parts after osteotomy, or for reducing a bone fracture and securing the fractured bone parts, once these parts have been brought together
Assignee: Groupe Lepine SAS
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Filing: 1997-02-10
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Granted: 1998-08-25
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Expires: 2017-02-10
Abstract
Abstract According to the invention, this device comprises: a grapnel-shaped element (6) comprising a central rod (6a) which is semi-rigid, that is to say exhibits a relative flexibility perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, capable of passing through the bone parts (2, 2a) to be secured, this rod (6a) being continued at one end via at least two branches (6b) which are curved through substantially 180 degrees and whose free ends are sharp-pointed, and the rod comprising, at its other end, a ring (6c) for pulling the grapnel-shaped element (6) through the bone parts (2, 2a) to be secured; a lock washer (8), and a metal sleeve (9) capable of being engaged on the rod (6a), until it comes into abutment against the lock washer (8), and of being crimped on the rod (6a) after the bone parts to be secured have been brought together and the grapnel-shaped element (6) has been tensioned.
Inventors
- 👤 Alain Dambreville
- 👤 Patrick Pfaifer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
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2026-10-23 12:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/84; A61B17/842; A61B17/74; A61B17/88; A61B17/8869; A61B17/72; A61B17/7208
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A device for securing bone parts after osteotomy, or for reducing a bone fracture and securing the fractured bone parts, once these parts have been brought together, comprising: a grapnel-shaped element comprising a central rod having a longitudinal axis and a first and a second end, said central rod being semi-rigid, that is to say exhibiting a relative flexibility perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, comprising at least two branches at said first end, which are curved through substantially 180 degrees and whose free ends are sharp-pointed, and comprising a ring at said second end; a lock washer intended to be engaged on said central rod, and a metal sleeve capable of being crimped, said metal sleeve being capable to be engaged on said central rod and to comes into abutment against the lock washer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
A device for securing bone parts after osteotomy, or for reducing a bone fracture and securing the fractured bone parts, once these parts have been brought together, comprising: a grapnel-shaped element comprising a central rod having a longitudinal axis and a first and a second end, said central rod being semi-rigid, that is to say exhibiting a relative flexibility perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, comprising at least two branches at said first end, which are curved through substantially 180 degrees and whose free ends are sharp-pointed, and comprising a ring at said second end; a lock washer intended to be engaged on said central rod, and a metal sleeve capable of being crimped, said metal sleeve being capable to be engaged on said central rod and to comes into abutment against the lock washer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said central rod is made of stainless steel or titanium and has a diameter of the order of 1.2 millimeter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a flexible pulling thread is fastened to said ring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, comprising a set of several grapnel-shaped elements, each element having different lengths of central rod and different lengths of curved branches adapted to the different types of fractures.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
An instrument for putting into place the device as claimed in claim 3, having a rigid body comprising a longitudinal bore with a diameter greater than the width of said ring but smaller than that of said metal sleeve, and a drum integral with rotational control means for winding said pulling thread, said drum being and situated to the rear of the bore and in communication with it.
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