METHOD FOR MAKING A CONNECTION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO PARTS USING A CLAMPING PART, CLAMPING PART AND CONNECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CLAMPING PART - Patent 2016294

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EP 2 016 294 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/04

(21)	Application number: 07734199.8

(22)	Date of filing: 04.04.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F16B 7/04^(2006.01)
C22F 1/00^(2006.01)
A61B 17/70^(2006.01)

F16B 2/14^(2006.01)
C22C 19/03^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2007/000878

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/129154 (15.11.2007 Gazette 2007/46)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

05.05.2006 FR 0604063

(71)	Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
	Warsaw, Indiana 46581 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MAXY, Philippe F-39400 Morbier (FR) PEULTIER, Bertrand F-25370 Les Hopitaux Neufs (FR) PATOOR, Etienne F-57050 Longeville Les Metz (FR) BEN ZINEB, Tarak F-54180 Houdemont (FR)

(74)	Representative: Blot, Philippe Robert Emile
	Cabinet Lavoix 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 75441 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)

(54)	METHOD FOR MAKING A CONNECTION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO PARTS USING A CLAMPING PART, CLAMPING PART AND CONNECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CLAMPING PART