Osteosynthesis plate-staple
First Claim
1. Osteosynthesis plate-staple intended to produce by elastic reaction a compression of bone fragments on either side of a fracture line, said plate-staple comprising:
- side legs comprising free sharpened ends and anti-return elements, said side legs having different configurations with respect to each other and extending in longitudinal directions divergent from each other;
a cross member joining said side legs, said cross member comprising a length and an interior surface, and a convex profile on at least about a half of said length and said interior surface; and
openings in said cross member permitting additional fixings to pass through said openings.
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Abstract
Osteosynthesis plate-staple for osteotomy, including symmetrical or asymmetrical side legs having sharpened free ends, and being joined by a cross member. The legs are substantially mutually longitudinal divergent in the direction of their free ends so that the ends are urged away from one another when the staple is implanted, whereby bone fragments on either side of the fracture line are resiliently compressed. Further, asymmetrical side legs have different shapes depending upon whether they are to be inserted into the metaphyseal portion of the bone, or implanted in the cortical bone.
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31 Claims
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1. Osteosynthesis plate-staple intended to produce by elastic reaction a compression of bone fragments on either side of a fracture line, said plate-staple comprising:
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side legs comprising free sharpened ends and anti-return elements, said side legs having different configurations with respect to each other and extending in longitudinal directions divergent from each other; a cross member joining said side legs, said cross member comprising a length and an interior surface, and a convex profile on at least about a half of said length and said interior surface; and openings in said cross member permitting additional fixings to pass through said openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An osteosynthesis staple intended to produce by elastic reaction a compression of bone fragments on either side of a fracture line, said staple comprising:
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side legs having shapes that differ with respect to each other and extending in longitudinal directions divergent from each other, each said side leg having anti-return elements on a surface facing the other said side leg, and each said side leg having a bevelled end comprising a bevel surface facing the other said side leg; a cross member joining said side legs, said cross member comprising a length and an interior surface, and a convex profile on at least about a half of said length and said interior surface; and openings in said cross member permitting additional fixings to pass through said openings. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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