Quick release mechanism for strut
US12364510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/62
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adjustable length strut for use in an external fixation system may include an outer tube, an inner tube within the outer tube, and a first adjustment knob. A plurality of texturized surfaces may extend in the length direction of the inner tube, each of the plurality of texturized surfaces of the inner tube being spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the inner tube. Each circumferentially adjacent pair of texturized surfaces of the inner tube is separated by a non-texturized surface. The first adjustment knob may also include texturized surfaces separated by non-texturized surfaces, and may be rotatable relative to the outer tube and the inner tube between a locked condition and an unlocked condition. In the locked condition, the texturized surfaces engage each other, to prevent translation of the inner tube relative to the outer tube.
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