Device for the ensheathing fixation of extremities and extremity regions
US5857987A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/0585
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The device for the ensheathing fixation of extremities, more particularly for the treatment of extremity fractures of the lower leg and thigh, is comprised of a shell-like member (10) of one shell portion or of two reciprocally tightenable L-shaped shell portions (20, 30) possessing an approximately semi-circular cross-section which surround the extremity to be ensheathed, in which, between the shell portions (20, 30) and the extremity, at least one sleeve-like padding is provided whose contents can be evacuated, in whose interior located between the two padding walls, a large number of filling material particles which are movable relative to each other, are provided, while the wall areas of the shell-like member (10) are, at least in part, constructed so as to be latticed and/or ribbed (FIG. 2).
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