device for the attachment of bone flap in craniotomy

摘要

Fastening device postcraniotomía bone flaps (1), intended for fastening flaps or fragments bone (5) separated from a cranial bone mass (4) during a surgical operation, the device comprising external support means (2) to the outer edges (3, 3 ') of the cranial bone mass and bone flap; and some internal support means (6) of the inner edges (7, 7 ') of the cranial bone mass and the bone flap. External support means and internal support means are joined via an intermediate element consisting of a shape memory material (8). External support means (2) and internal support means (6) consist of two platforms or two strips of material shape memory (11-11 ').