Surgical apparatus and instruments used for orthopaedic surgery; medical apparatus and instruments used for the correction of limb and bone fractures and deformities; artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopaedic articles being surgical plating systems and corresponding application instruments for use in orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic implants of artificial material and fixation devices, namely, screws, rings, nails, clamps, plates, drills, forceps, gauges, wires, guides, handles, drivers, inserters, reamers for bone fixing, correction, aligning or stabilization in the treatment of bone deformities, bone fractures, and traumatic bone lesions; suture materials; spinal and vertebral implants consisting of artificial materials; spinal fixation devices; biodegradable bone fixation implants; supporting bandages; elastic bandages; orthopedic bandages for joints; plaster bandages for orthopaedic purposes; elastic stockings for surgical purposes; hernia trusses; orthopedic belts; orthopedic knee bandages