Patent ID: 7223268
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A holding device comprising: a shank portion; a holding portion connected to the shank portion for holding a rod; and a locking element to lock the rod in the holding portion; wherein the holding portion comprises a recess on one end having a U-shaped cross-section and two open legs for receiving the rod, and a first inner thread on the open legs; wherein the locking element comprises a front end that faces out of the recess when fastened to the holding portion and an opposite back end that faces into the recess when fastened to the holding portion, a wall surrounding a central bore, an outer thread in at least one section of the wall, the outer thread cooperating with the first inner thread on the open legs, and a slit extending substantially in an axial direction completely through the wall from the front end to the back end.