Medical bone connection device and method for connecting bones or bone parts

Abstract

The invention relates to a medical bone connection device (1; 2; 3; 4; 5) for connecting two bones or bone parts of a human or animal patient, having a first connection element (13; 21, 22; 23; 33; 42; 51) and a second connection element (15; 24; 34; 41; 53), which are each made from a fibre-reinforced plastic material and can be fixed to one another. The first connection element (13; 21, 22; 23; 33; 42; 51) has a first latching structure (133; 212, 222; 233, 233'; 333; 423; 513) with a plurality of first latching elements (134, 134'; 139, 139'; 213, 213', 223, 223'; 234, 234', 334, 334'; 424; 514, 514') and the second connection element (15; 24; 34; 41; 53) has a second latching structure (153; 243; 343; 413; 533) with a plurality of second latching elements (154, 154'; 244, 244'; 344, 344'; 414; 534, 534'). To fix the first and the second connection element to one another, the first latching elements (134, 134'; 139, 139'; 213, 213', 223, 223'; 234, 234', 334, 334'; 424; 514, 514') can be latched to the second latching elements (154, 154'; 244, 244'; 344, 344'; 414; 534, 534').

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