Abstract: A bone fastener for use in orthopedic surgery for fixing an implant to bone has a threaded or unthreaded shaft configured to engage bone and a head having a thread on an outer surface to engage the implant. The thread on the head of the fastener has a profile in cross section that includes peaks with a curved shape.

Abstract: A bone fastener for use in orthopaedic surgery for fixing an implant to bone has a threaded or unthreaded shaft configured to engage bone and a head having a thread on an outer surface to engage the implant. The thread on the head of the fastener has a profile in cross section that includes peaks with a curved shape.

Abstract: A bone fastener for use in orthopedic surgery for fixing an implant to bone has a threaded or unthreaded shaft configured to engage bone and a head having a thread on an outer surface to engage the implant. The thread on the head of the fastener has a profile in cross section that includes peaks with a curved shape.

Abstract: Bone plating implants, instruments, systems and methods for fracture fixation are provided. The systems includes the instruments and implants comprising a trial component, handle, aiming block, bone plate, tissue spreader, drill guide, K-wire guide, monoaxial screw-locking inserts, polyaxial screw-locking inserts, cable plugs, K-wires, monoaxial screws and polyaxial screws. The methods include the use of the instruments and implants for either open or minimally invasive fracture fixation surgery.

Abstract: Bone plating implants, instruments, systems and methods for fracture fixation are provided. The systems includes the instruments and implants comprising a trial component, handle, aiming block, bone plate, tissue spreader, drill guide, K-wire guide, monoaxial screw-locking inserts, polyaxial screw-locking inserts, cable plugs, K-wires, monoaxial screws and polyaxial screws. The methods include the use of the instruments and implants for either open or minimally invasive fracture fixation surgery.

Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions containing, per 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic material containing at least one alkenyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer or copolymer and, if required, at least one other thermoplastic of elastomeric resin:(a) from 5 to 30 parts by weight of melamine and melamine isocyanurate,(b) from 2 to 10 parts by weight of at least one polyol containing at least 4 hydroxyl functions per molecule, and(c) from 0 to 14 parts by weight of at least one organic ester of phosphoric acid.A process for their preparation consists of mixing the various constituents at a temperature higher than the softening point of the alkenyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer or copolymer, between 150.degree. and 200.degree. C., for a duration between 1 and 5 minutes in an internal mixer or extruder.Articles obtained by transformation of the above compositions are formed having low combustion rates.

Abstract: Multilayer polymer material with barrier properties containing a layer (a) of a polymer with barrier properties and a layer (b) of copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride.The polymer of layer (a) is a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol and the said material also has a lyer (c) of a copolymer of ethylene containing units derived from an unsatured dicarboxylic acid anhydride and layer (c) is in contact with layer (a).

Abstract: A process of preparation of a graft copolymer of (a) styrene and (b) an EPDM rubber by mass polymerization followed by irradiation, for example electron irradiation.