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Device for facilitating reduction and repair of fractures of the small bones

US7850696B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DePuy Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mark H. Gonzalez · Chicago, US
Jack F. Long · Warsaw, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2005
Grant date	Dec 14, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/1782
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for reducing a fracture in a bone and attaching a plate to the bone includes a first sub-assembly configured to reduce the fracture, and a second sub-assembly integrated with said first sub-assembly in a single surgical instrument. The second sub-assembly is configured to hold the plate against the bone concurrently with reduction of the fracture by the first sub-assembly.

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