Apparatus and methods for bone repair preparation
US9498370B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/681
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for preparing a fractured bone for repair. Preparing the bone may include fracture reduction. Preparing the bone may include holding a fracture in reduction. Preparing the bone may include identifying locations for obtaining access to an interior region of the bone. The apparatus may include structures outside the bone that interact with fragments of the bone. The structures may participate in the reduction. The structures may participate in holding the reduction. The structures may participate in identifying the locations.
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