摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locking device for securing a rod-shaped element, arranged in a receiving part of a bone anchor. <P>SOLUTION: The locking device includes a first locking member 6 having a first end 61, a second end 62 provided with an external thread 63 on at least a portion thereof, and a coaxial bore. The coaxial bore passing entirely through the first locking member includes a bore axis and an internal thread provided in at least a portion of the bore. The locking device also includes a second locking member 7 having a first end 71, a second end 72, and an outer surface with an external thread in at least a portion thereof which cooperates with the internal thread provided at the bore of the first locking member. The second locking member 7 is movable along the bore axis by rotation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |