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Adjustable angle orthopedic distractor and/or compressor

US11974788B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

20Claims

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Assignee

Ivytech Design LLC · US

Inventors

Trevor Chan · Philadelphia, US
Nicholas Szabo · Ardsley-on-Hudson, US
Matthew Riedel · Woodbridge, US
Brad Yoo · Glastonbury, US
Steven Tommasini · North Branford, US
Shelby Meckstroth · New Orleans, US
Per Kyle Almquist · Lewiston, US
Daniel Wiznia · Woodbridge, US
Joshua Robert Vogel · Pembroke Pines, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 16, 2021
Grant date	May 7, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 16, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/681
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An orthopedic instrument, comprising a pair of pivotally-connected arms, extending beyond a pivot axis of a first pivot; a pair of feet mounted to ends of the pair of pivotally-connected arms; and a quadrilateral linkage configured to maintain parallelism between the pair of feet over a range of angles and to selectively alter a distance between the pair of feet.

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