DEVICE FOR IMPLANTING A SYSTEM FOR LOADING A CRUCIATE LIGAMENT IN A KNEE JOINT
First Claim
1. A device for implantation into a bone, which comprises an outer body provided with an external screw-thread, with a front end and a base, wherein the outer body provides a damping device in its interior between a distal end and a proximal end, and wherein at least one fixing element is disposed within the damping device, which fixes at least one thread, which is guided out of the outer body at the proximal end of the device through a recess in the base, and wherein the thread is attached by clamping to the at least one fixing element.
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Abstract
A device for implantation in a bone is disclosed, wherein this device is a component part of a system, for controlled loading of the reconstructure anterior crucual ligament (ACL) of a knee joint. The device may comprise an outer body, which is provided with a damping mechanism between a distal end and a proximal end. Arranged inside the damping mechanism there is at least one securing element for fixing at least one thread which, at the proximal end of the device, is guided out from the outer body through an aperture in the base.
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- 1. A device for implantation into a bone, which comprises an outer body provided with an external screw-thread, with a front end and a base, wherein the outer body provides a damping device in its interior between a distal end and a proximal end, and wherein at least one fixing element is disposed within the damping device, which fixes at least one thread, which is guided out of the outer body at the proximal end of the device through a recess in the base, and wherein the thread is attached by clamping to the at least one fixing element.
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