Patent ID: 7879073
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for locking two ties each having a thickness, said device being for fastening on a wall of an element, in particular an intervertebral spacer, the device being constituted by a body having a first face for facing the wall of said element, and a second face opposite from the first face, said body presenting a plane of symmetry orthogonal to said first face, said body also presenting first and second opposing ends disposed symmetrically about said plane, the body further comprising: an axial slot having said plane as its plane of symmetry, opening out into both faces of the body and having dimensions suitable for allowing two ties to pass freely therethrough; first and second lateral slots disposed symmetrically about the plane of symmetry, each lateral slot opening out into both faces and having dimensions suitable for allowing one tie to pass freely therethrough between opposing side surfaces of the lateral slot; and first and second presser surfaces defined in said first face of the body, the first presser surface extending between the first end of the body and the first lateral slot, the second presser surface extending between the second end of the body and the second lateral slot; the first end, the first presser surface, and the first lateral slot are each disposed on a first side of the plane of symmetry, and the second end, the second presser surface, and the second lateral slot are each disposed on a second side of the plane of symmetry; one side surface of each lateral slot converging with the associated presser surface to define a first edge, and the other side surface of each lateral slot converging with the second face of the body to define a second edge, said first edge being closer to the plane of symmetry than the second edge; when said device is fastened on said element, the distance between the presser surfaces and the wall of said element is no greater than twice the thickness of a tie.