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Ratcheting strut

US9474552B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Biomet Manufacturing, LLC · US

Inventors

Gary D. Barnett · Wabash, US
Paul Slagle · Fort Wayne, US
Mark Lester · Warsaw, US
Mark Brinker · Houston, US
Philip Harris Frank · Maplewood, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2012
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7014
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A ratcheting strut comprising: (a) a ratchet box including a through passage; (b) a first tube sized to extend at least partially through the passage, the first tube including ratchet teeth that engage corresponding ratchet teeth of the ratchet box; (c) a second tube mounted to the ratchet box in parallel with the first tube, the second tube operatively coupled to a second fixation adapter; and (d) a threaded rod operatively coupled to a nut and a first fixation adapter, the threaded rod repositionably mounted to the first tube, where the nut is operatively coupled and repositionable with respect to the first tube.

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