Adjustment assembly for external fixator assembly
US9848912B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/645
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly for use in an external fixator, structured to adjustably interconnect at least one or a plurality of bone fixation rods to a pin clamp comprising a base structurally adapted for movable, adjustable interconnection between the pin clamp and the one or more rod clamps. An elongate support shaft is movable with the base and movably connected thereto and at least one or alternatively a plurality of rod clamps are mounted on the support shaft. Each of the plurality of one or more rod clamps is structurally adapted to secure a different fixation rod to the support shaft. The one or more rod clamps are movably connected and adjustably positioned on the support shaft in adjacent relation to one another. The base, the support shaft and one or more rod clamps are movably interconnected relative to one another to define a substantially universal disposition of said plurality of rod clamps relative to the pin clamp.
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