摘要 |
Device for fastening post-craniotomy bone flaps ( 1 ), used to secure bone fragments or flaps ( 5 ) separated by a cranial bone mass ( 4 ) during a surgical operation, the device comprising some external support means ( 2 ) to the outer edges ( 3, 3' ) of the cranial bone mass and the bone flap; and some internal support means ( 6 ) for the inner edges ( 7, 7' ) of the cranial bone mass and bone flap. The external support means and internal support means are joined via an intermediate element consisting of a shape-memory material ( 8 ). The external support means ( 2 ) and internal support means ( 6 ) consist of two platforms or two bands of shape memory material ( 11 - 11' ).
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