Patent ID: 7771458
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A fixing device for bones, said device comprising: a plate extending in a longitudinal direction, the plate having a first outwardly facing surface and a second outwardly facing surface opposite from the first outwardly facing surface, the plate defining at least one recess through the plate in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and through the first and second outwardly facing surfaces; a bone screw configured to be screwed into a bone, the bone screw having a tip and an opposite end facing away from the tip, the tip being structured and arranged to pass through the recess; a connecting element comprising a sleeve-shaped element defining a central opening along a central axis extending from a first end of the connecting element to a second end of the connecting element, the connecting element located in the recess of the plate with the second end of the connecting element extending past the second outwardly facing surface of the plate in a direction away from the first outwardly facing surface of the plate; and a securing device for securing the connecting element in the recess; wherein the recess comprises an elongated hole extending in the longitudinal direction, the elongated hole having a first area a contiguous second area; wherein an outer diameter of the second end of the connecting element is smaller than a second diameter of the second area to pass completely through the recess when moved through the second area of the recess in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the outer diameter of the second end of the connecting element is larger than a first diameter of the first area to prevent the second end of the connecting element from passing completely through the recess when moved through the first area of the recess in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; wherein the bone screw is located within the central opening of the sleeve-shaped element of the connecting element.