Magazine for esp. orthopedic screws for use during surgery consists of screw holders fitted into magazine shaft and clamp units, with shaft and clamp units corresponding to screw dimensions to eliminate need for inspection before use

The magazine has a screw holder (4) fitted into a magazine shaft (2). The holder has numerous clamp units (6) to hold screws (8). The shaft has a pre-selected internal width corresponding to a certain screw length. Each clamp unit has a holder space with a width corresponding to the diameter of a sc...

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Main Authors OHMSTEDT, PETER, TRENKMANN, JOACHIM, KEMKOWSKI, THOMAS, DIEHL, GREGOR, JAKOBSEN, UWE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
German
Published 23.10.2003
Edition7
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HAND TOOLS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MANIPULATORS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
SURGERY
TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FORFASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The magazine has a screw holder (4) fitted into a magazine shaft (2). The holder has numerous clamp units (6) to hold screws (8). The shaft has a pre-selected internal width corresponding to a certain screw length. Each clamp unit has a holder space with a width corresponding to the diameter of a screw. The length of each clamp unit corresponds to a set screw shaft length. The holder may be formed as a flexible belt with clamp units on the top. The belt is moved in steps over deflector pulleys (12) by a drive (18). Several shafts with screw holders for different sized screws are fitted into a dispenser, which has a removal unit (16) below it. Die Erfindung betrifft ein Schraubenmagazin mit einem Schraubenhalter und einem Magazinschacht, in welchem der Schraubenhalter einsetzbar ist. An dem Schraubenhalter ist eine Vielzahl von Klemmeinrichtungen zur Aufnahme von Schrauben ausgebildet. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung ein entsprechendes Verfahren zur Magazinierung unterschiedlich dimensionierter Schrauben, bei welchem die Schrauben einer bestimmten Dimension in einen passenden Schraubenhalter eingesetzt werden und anschließend der Schraubenhalter mit den Schrauben in einen zugehörigen Magazinschacht eingesetzt wird.
Bibliography:Application Number: DE2002126164