Patent ID: 8048130
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An implant for fixing neighboring bone plates of the cranial bone, said plates having an inner surface and an outer surface, the implant comprising: an outer bearing element for covering a spacing gap between the bone plates, said outer bearing element having a first pair of outer openings and a first pair of inner openings; and an inner bearing element for covering the spacing gap, said inner bearing element having a second pair of outer openings and a second pair of inner openings; a tensioning element threaded through the openings of the outer and inner bearing elements in a displaceable manner; wherein: when tensioned, the tensioning element draws the inner bearing element and the outer bearing element together; the tensioning element is threaded through the first pair of outer openings of the outer bearing element; the tensioning element is threaded through the second pairs of outer and inner openings of the inner bearing element and extends over an outer surface of the inner bearing element that is remote from the outer bearing element; and the tensioning element is threaded through the first pair of inner openings of the outer bearing element, forming a loop between said first pair of inner openings, said loop resting on an outer surface of the outer bearing element which is remote from the inner bearing element.