Abstract: A method for attaching a flat and flexible band on at least one bone part is disclosed. The band includes two end portions. A rigid base body crossed by an opening, and a retaining part that can be inserted in the opening is employed. The retaining part is at least partially in the shape of a squeezable wedge comprising a central bore for passage of the end portions facing the flexible band, the bore having a transverse cross-section that can be deformed between a first cross-section for free passage of the end portions when the part has not been inserted in the opening and a second cross-section for locking the end portions by compression when the part is entirely or substantially entirely inserted in the opening.

Abstract: A device and a system comprising such a device, for fixing a spinal vertebra to a rod. The device comprises a pedicle screw and an anchor lug for fixing the screw to the rod. The device also comprises a flexible strip for connection to the vertebra, a ring secured to the lug, and means secured to said ring, for adjustably locking the flexible strip in relation to the anchor lug.

Abstract: A method for attaching a flat and flexible band on at least one bone part is disclosed. The band includes two end portions. A rigid base body crossed by an opening, and a retaining part that can be inserted in the opening is employed. The retaining part is at least partially in the shape of a squeezable wedge comprising a central bore for passage of the end portions facing the flexible band, the bore having a transverse cross-section that can be deformed between a first cross-section for free passage of the end portions when the part has not been inserted in the opening and a second cross-section for locking the end portions by compression when the part is entirely or substantially entirely inserted in the opening.

Abstract: A device for attaching a flat and flexible band on at least one bone part, comprising the band having two end portions, a rigid base body crossed by an opening, and a retaining part that can be inserted in the opening. The retaining part is at least partially in the shape of a squeezable wedge comprising a central bore for passage of the end portions facing the flexible band, the bore having a transverse cross-section that can be deformed between a first cross-section for free passage of the end portions when the part has not been inserted in the opening and a second cross-section for locking the end portions by compression when the part is entirely or substantially entirely inserted in the opening.

Abstract: A vertebral fixation system comprising two fixation parts which each have a pedicular element that can be engaged in a vertebral pedicle and are connected to each other by a connecting element. The connecting element is a flexible strip, the pedicular elements are screws, and each fixation part comprises a fixation head on a rod secured to means for adjustably locking the flexible strip under tension in relation to the head.

Abstract: A device and a system comprising such a device, for fixing a spinal vertebra to a rod. The device comprises a pedicle screw and an anchor lug for fixing the screw to the rod. The device also comprises a flexible strip for connection to the vertebra, a ring secured to the lug, and means secured to said ring, for adjustably locking the flexible strip in relation to the anchor lug.

Abstract: A vertebral fixation system comprising two fixation parts which each have a pedicular element that can be engaged in a vertebral pedicle and are connected to each other by a connecting element. The connecting element is a flexible strip, the pedicular elements are screws, and each fixation part comprises a fixation head on a rod secured to means for adjustably locking the flexible strip under tension in relation to the head.

Abstract: A device for attaching a flat and flexible band on at least one bone part, comprising the band having two end portions, a rigid base body crossed by an opening, and a retaining part that can be inserted in the opening. The retaining part is at least partially in the shape of a squeezable wedge comprising a central bore for passage of the end portions facing the flexible band, the bore having a transverse cross-section that can be deformed between a first cross-section for free passage of the end portions when the part has not been inserted in the opening and a second cross-section for locking the end portions by compression when the part is entirely or substantially entirely inserted in the opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vertebral fixation device (1) for holding a vertebra (V) on a rod (2), haying a body (3) of U-shaped or substantially U-shaped cross section, a flexible band (4, 4?) for connecting said vertebra to the fixation body which is provided with slits (17) for passage of the hand and of means (M) for adjustably blocking the flexible band against the rod in the fixation body. The flexible hand (4,4?) comprises a loop (5, 5?) closed on itself and provided with a flexible lamella (6, 6?) which is able to form a guide for passage around the vertebra and into the fixation body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connection system (3, 12, 13) between two longitudinal cylindrical spinal support rods (4), said connection system comprising at least one transverse elongate element (6, 14) having, on each end thereof, a head (7, 8; 17, 18; 43) for attaching onto a corresponding rod. At least one of said attachment heads (7, 8; 17, 18) includes a semi-cylindrical recess (19) for clipping with the rod (4), said recess having an upper lip (20, 21), covering the bottom of the rod, and a lower lip (22, 23), that is radially opposite said upper lip, and the head comprises a means (11, 24) for bending said lower lip (22, 23) between a position for connecting and a position for locking onto the rod.

Abstract: The invention relates to a knee prosthesis (1) including a femoral part (2) connected to a tibial plate (3) by an intermediate meniscal plate (4) provided with an upper surface (5). The intermediate meniscal plate (4) and the tibial plate (3) are connected to each other by two planar joining surfaces, the tibial plate (3) including a central pivot pin (26) or at least one clipping/indexing finger (34, 35) which protrudes with respect to the tibial joining surface (11). The meniscal joining surface (12) of the meniscal plate (4) includes, in combination, a central hole (25) capable of engaging with the pivot pin (26) of the tibial plate in one case, and a locking recess (46, 47) capable of becoming embedded with the indexing finger (34, 35) of the tibial plate in the other one case, depending on whether the tibial plate comprises a pivot pin or an indexing finger.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method for monitoring the use of sensitive products (16) in which the products and/or their packaging are marked and identified and then the products are marketed while storing successively their references in a CENTRAL FILE, associated with determined user customers and with suppliers, then in stock-management files (30, 30?) and, gradually as they are used at a user customer, in customer files (34, 34?, etc.). If one or more anomalies are found making it possible to qualify a product of determined type as defective (RD), data comprising the reference of the defective product can be automatically and simultaneously transmitted to all of the media of the various files, the reference of the defective product is automatically compared (35, 35?, etc.) with the product references appearing in the files, and in the event of a positive comparison, a warning signal is immediately or substantially immediately triggered.