BONE HOLDING DEVICE
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Abstract
A bone holding device comprising: at least one conformable elongated member (7) having a first portion (7a), a second portion (7b) and an intermediate portion (7c) therebetween; a rod (5) with at least one transverse passage (8) which opens into at least one of two opposite side faces of the rod, said passage (8) being delimited by inner surfaces (9) of the rod, and at least one compression member (14), the compression member and said inner surfaces (9) both defining clamping surfaces (14a, 9a) and cooperating so that the first and second portions (7a, 7b) of the elongated member (7) can be inserted and clamped between said clamping surfaces (14a, 9a). A method using such a device.
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37 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A bone holding device comprising:
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at least one elongated member having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion therebetween, a rod extending longitudinally along a main axis and being adapted to connect together two bony structures, more particularly two vertebrae, being spaced from each other along the main axis, the rod having 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 being adapted for interacting with said inner surfaces to define clamping surfaces, so that the first and second portions of the elongated member can be inserted and clamped between said clamping surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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