Patent ID: 8696669
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fixation assembly for fixating a cranial bone flap with a cranial bone mass comprising: a support plate with an inner surface that is adapted to be applied against the inner face of the outer edges of the cranial bone mass and the cranial bone flap, the support plate having first and second peripheral edges, a first flexible strip segment extending from the first peripheral edge and a second flexible strip segment extending from the second peripheral edge, the first and second flexible strip segments being integral and forming a single piece with the support plate, a closure plate with an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface adapted to be applied against the outer face of the outer edges of the cranial bone mass and the cranial bone flap, the closure plate having first and second openings extending there through, each of the first and second openings adapted to respectively receive the first and second flexible strip segments, each of the first and second openings having associated therewith an interlocking feature that permits the passage and movement of the first and second flexible strip segments in a first direction through the respective first and second openings while preventing movement in a second direction opposite the first direction, when the fixation assembly is in an assembled state the first and second flexible strip segments extend through the respective first and second openings of the closure plate to form with the support plate a closed loop, the closure plate being moveable along the first and second flexible strips in a direction toward the support plate, when the fixation assembly is in an unassembled state, the first and second flexible segments and support plate are together susceptible of adopting an essentially planar position.