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Hook for an occipito-cervical rod or plate of an occipito-cervical osteosynthesis instrumentation

  • US 5,542,946 A
  • Filed: 05/27/1994
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Hook for an occipito-cervical rod or plate of an occipito-cervical osteosynthesis instrumentation, said hook comprising a generally U-shaped body with opposite side branches having a laminar portion defined by a strip suitably profiled and adapted to penetrate a foramen opening at the base of the occiput, said body being adapted to receive an osteosynthesis rod or plate and having a median plane of symmetry extending between said side branches, said strip being inclined relative to either side of said median plane of symmetry so as to adapt itself to the anatomy of the edge of the occiput in the region of the foramen.

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