DEVICE FOR HOLDING BONE PARTS AFTER OSTEOTOMY, OR FOR REDUCING BONE FRACTURE AND FOR HOLDING BONE PARTS ONCE

摘要

According to the invention, this device comprises: BR/ - an element (6) in the form of a grapple, comprising a central rod (6a) semi-rigid, that is to say having a relative flexibility perpendicular to its axis longitudinal, able to pass through the bony parts (2, 2a) to be maintained, this rod (6a) being extended, at one end, by at least two branches (6b), bent over substantially 180 degrees, whose free ends are sharp, and comprising, at its other end, a ring (6c) for pulling the grapnel-shaped element (6) through the bony parts (2, 2a) to be held; BR/ - a locking washer (8), and BR/ - a metal sleeve (9), able to be engaged on the rod (6a) until it comes to bear against the stop washer (9), and to be crimped on the rod (6a) after meeting the bone parts to be maintained and tensioning of the element (6) in the form of a grapple.