Patent ID: 7427292

Claim:
A rhinoplastic surgical kit comprising at least one implantable strut having a first connector element, and at least one implantable rhinoplastic augment having a second connector element, said rhinoplastic augment having an augmenting surface having a predetermined shape to be imparted to external tissue of the patient from a position at which the augment is implanted within the patient, said first and second connector elements being adapted to engage each other in such manner as to secure themselves together without use of screws, said strut having at least one portion lying in a first plane and extending in a first direction, and said first connector element comprising material extending from said strut in a second direction that is perpendicular to said first direction and to said plane and defining a receptacle exhibiting a degree of resilience and at least a portion of which extends from said plane, and said second connector element comprising material having a shape and size to be received snappingly in such receptacle, and said first and second surgical implants being provided in said kit with said first and said second connector elements not engaging each other.