Bone holding device
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1. A bone holding device comprising:
- at least one elongated member having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion therebetween,a cylindrical rod extending longitudinally along a main axis and a length sufficient to extend between a first vertebra and a second vertebra, the rod being adapted to connect together the first and second vertebrae spaced from each other along the main axis, the rod having at least one transverse passage extending transverse to the main axis which opens into at least one of two opposite side faces of the rod, said passage being delimited by inner surfaces of the rod, the rod having a circular cross-section transverse to the main axis, andat least one compression member being adapted for insertion into the at least one transverse passage in a direction transverse to the main axis and 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.
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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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14 Claims
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1. 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 cylindrical rod extending longitudinally along a main axis and a length sufficient to extend between a first vertebra and a second vertebra, the rod being adapted to connect together the first and second vertebrae spaced from each other along the main axis, the rod having at least one transverse passage extending transverse to the main axis which opens into at least one of two opposite side faces of the rod, said passage being delimited by inner surfaces of the rod, the rod having a circular cross-section transverse to the main axis, and at least one compression member being adapted for insertion into the at least one transverse passage in a direction transverse to the main axis and 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A bone holding device comprising:
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an elongated member having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion therebetween, a cylindrical rod extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis of the rod, the rod being adapted to connect together two vertebrae spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis, the rod having a first transverse passage extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis which opens into at least one of two opposite side faces of the rod, the transverse passage being delimited by inner surfaces of the rod, the rod having a circular cross-section transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a compression member being adapted for insertion into the at least one transverse passage in a direction perpendicular to the main axis and 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 (11, 12)
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13. A bone holding device comprising:
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an elongated member having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion therebetween, a cylindrical rod extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis of the rod, the rod being adapted to connect together two vertebrae spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis, the rod having a transverse passage extending transverse to the longitudinal axis which opens into at least one of two opposite side faces of the rod, the transverse passage being delimited by inner surfaces of the rod, the rod having a circular cross-section transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a compression member being adapted to be inserted into the transverse passage in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rod, the compression member 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 (14)
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