Invention Grant
- Patent Title: External fixation apparatus and method
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Application No.: US11823178Application Date: 2007-06-27
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Publication No.: US08382755B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Gene Edward Austin , Anthony H. James , Wayne Rankhorn , Johnny R. Mason , Carlos Rodriguez
- Applicant: Gene Edward Austin , Anthony H. James , Wayne Rankhorn , Johnny R. Mason , Carlos Rodriguez
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00

Abstract:
Apparatuses and methods for externally fixing and precisely adjusting fractures, such as fractures near the ankle, are disclosed. In one embodiment, an external fixation apparatus includes a first member attachable to a first bone segment through pins, a second member coupled to the first member through a lockable ball joint, wherein first and second ends of the second member may be translated transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the second member, and a pin clamp coupled to and rotatable about the second member through a lockable joint and attachable to a second bone segment. The pin clamp and the second member may be releasably coupled.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070255280A1 External fixation apparatus and method Public/Granted day:2007-11-01
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