Bone-anchoring element with snap-in spherical head
CA 2341305 A1 · Owner: Aebi, Max · Inventors: Steiner, Beatrice; Aebi, Max
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The invention relates to a bone-anchoring element (1) comprising A) a cylindrical or conical shaft (3) which can be implanted in a bone and has a central axis (2), an upper end (10) and a lower end (11); and B) a spherical connecting element (6) which is mounted at the upper end (10) concentrically to the central axis (2) and can be introduced into a corresponding hollow space of an implant; where C) the connecting element (6) can be elastically compressed or expanded radially to the central axis (2) and in this way can removably snap into the hollow chamber of the implant and be housed therein in a pivoting manner; and D) the connecting element (6) comprises means (12) for the …
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- Filed August 21, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 21, 2018.
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