Global Patent Index - EP 2887892 A1

EP 2887892 A1 20150701 - SPRING AND DEVICE FOR STABILIZING HUMAN OR ANIMAL BONES

Title (en)

SPRING AND DEVICE FOR STABILIZING HUMAN OR ANIMAL BONES

Title (de)

FEDER UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR STABILISIERUNG VON MENSCHLICHEN ODER TIERISCHEN KNOCHEN

Title (fr)

RESSORT ET DISPOSITIF DE STABILISATION D'OS HUMAINS OU ANIMAUX

Publication

EP 2887892 A1 20150701 (DE)

Application

EP 12751425 A 20120821

Priority

CH 2012000195 W 20120821

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014029032A1] Disclosed is a spring (2) for a device (1) for stabilizing bones. Said spring is designed as a leg spring (14) that includes a spring coil (30) with at least one turn and, at the end, a first and a second leg (15a, 15b) which project beyond the periphery of the turn. At its end, at least one leg includes a rod-shaped end piece (5, 6) that has a three-dimensional structure (35) in the form of a turn (12) or a peripheral leaf or lip. Also disclosed is a device (1) for stabilizing bones, comprising: a) a spring (2); b) a bone plate (7) that includes means for securing the bone plate to the three-dimensional structure (35) in the form of a turn (12) or a peripheral leaf or lip; and c) a clamping element (20) that has at least one hole (10) for accepting a bone fixation element (11) as well as a channel (22) through which one of the two legs (15a, 15b) of the spring (2) can be guided.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/70 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/7001 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/7011 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/7028 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/7041 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/7059 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2014029032A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014029032 A1 20140227; EP 2887892 A1 20150701; HK 1211825 A1 20160603; US 2015305779 A1 20151029

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 2012000195 W 20120821; EP 12751425 A 20120821; HK 16100021 A 20160104; US 201214423059 A 20120821