Patent ID: 6506191
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for osteosynthetic fixation of bone fragments, comprising:a bone plate extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end and having two spaced-apart, longitudinally extending plate struts spanned by a connection web at the first end; at least one screw hole in the connection web; a guide slot being flanked on both sides by the plate struts; and a retainer for temporary attachment to the bone plate in the area of the guide slot, said retainer including a disk and a locking screw; wherein the disk engages over the guide slot and sits on both plate struts; wherein further the locking screw includes a screw head sitting on the upper side of the disk and a screw shank penetrating the guide slot; wherein further the guide slot has a length along the longitudal axis and a width transverse thereto, the length being a multiple of the width and the width being a multiple of a transverse section of the screw shank, and wherein the disk and the locking screw form an inseparable unit.