Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1989-06-12
1991-02-19
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 72, A61B 1758
Patent
active
049940635
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for interosseous bone fixation. Portions of bone on opposite sides of a fracture are compressed toward each other by inserting the opposite ends of a bone staple into each bone portion and crimping the central portion of the staple. A bone staple having a central web portion adapted to be crimped into substantially an inverted V shape is also disclosed. Various devices for crimping a bone staple are also disclosed.
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Hafer Robert A.
Rooney Kevin G.
Smith Richard J.
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