Patent ID: 6290703
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for fixing the sacral bone to vertebrae adjacent to the sacral bone during posterior osteosynthesis of the backbone, the bone fixing device comprising:a plurality of bone fastening screws, each bone fastening screw having a head;a first elongated member and a second elongated member, each elongated member extending substantially parallel to the other elongated member and each elongated member having a first end portion, a second end portion and a third intermediate portion coupled between the first and second portions, each portion being in general alignment relative to one another, each elongated member further havingmeans for receiving at least a first bone fastening screw at an angle in the first portion,means for receiving at least a second bone fastening screw in the second portion, andmeans for securing each bone fastening screw to the associated elongated member at the angle,wherein the third intermediate portion of each elongated member is rod-shaped and cooperates with a rod-type securing device for osteosynthesis.