Patent ID: 8641740
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A bone fixing apparatus for the surgical care of fractures, including: a fracture fixing plate which has a first side configured to face a bone, a second side configured to face away from the bone, and at least one opening, wherein the fracture fixing plate has a recess in a region of the opening; and at least one anchorage element for fastening the fracture fixing plate to a bone, the anchorage element including a shaft and a head, wherein at least a part of the shaft is configured to pass through the opening, whereas the head is completely received in the recess on the second side of the fracture fixing plate such that the head is beneath the second side of the fracture fixing plate, the head configured to fix in the opening, and the shaft including at least a first part at which the head is arranged and a second part configured to anchor in the bone, the first part including a sleeve and the second part including a sliding section and a threaded section, the first part and the second part guided displaceably with respect to one another along a longitudinal axis when the bone fixing apparatus is fixed to the bone, wherein the sleeve receives the sliding section and the threaded section such that a portion of the sliding section and the threaded section extend from the sleeve and slide in a linear manner along the longitudinal axis, wherein the threaded section is configured to engage with the bone.