Patent ID: 8211109
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An improved osteosynthesis clip for the cicatrization of bone tissue fragments, the clip comprising: at least two engagement legs extending approximately parallel to one another and including respective tip portions to be inserted into the bone tissue fragments; a connecting bridge coupled to portions of the at least two engagement legs opposite the tip portions and comprising the same material as the engagement legs, the connecting bridge including at least two elongated sections extending along side one another, the elongated sections extending along a non-linear trajectory to form a non-linear deformable region; the elongated sections of the connecting bridge having top surfaces for receiving percussion blows to allow the engagement legs to be hammered into the bone tissue fragments; and wherein the engagement legs have respective helical screw surfaces extending along substantially an entire distance between respective tip portions and respective opposite portions to facilitate removal of the clip after the bone tissue fragments have fused and the connecting bridge is severed; wherein the at least two engagement legs have tapering cross sectional areas that continuously decrease as they extend from the bridge toward the tip portions along substantially an entire distance between the bridge and the tip portions.