Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implant for bone fixation
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Application No.: US17091701Application Date: 2020-11-06
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Publication No.: US11596458B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Matthias Esser , Gheorghe Marton , Eva Beutel , Christian Knoepfle , Manfred Schmuck , Karl Greiner
- Applicant: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Priority: EP16002390 20161111
- Main IPC: A61B17/82
- IPC: A61B17/82 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/80 ; A61B17/84

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an implant for bone fixation comprising an elongated member configured to be wound around bone parts that are to be fixed, an engagement member coupled to the elongated member and configured to engage a portion of the elongated member so as to secure the implant in a loop around the bone parts, and a fastening member arranged between and coupled to the elongated member and the engagement member. The fastening member comprises at least two separate pieces each comprising one opening for receiving a bone fastener, wherein the separate pieces are coupled to each other by a material having a lower material strength than a material from which the separate pieces are made.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210052312A1 Implant for Bone Fixation Public/Granted day:2021-02-25
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