AU710260B2 - External fixator clamp and system - Google Patents

External fixator clamp and system Download PDF

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AU710260B2
AU710260B2 AU28270/97A AU2827097A AU710260B2 AU 710260 B2 AU710260 B2 AU 710260B2 AU 28270/97 A AU28270/97 A AU 28270/97A AU 2827097 A AU2827097 A AU 2827097A AU 710260 B2 AU710260 B2 AU 710260B2
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pin
clamp
connector
fixator
connecting rod
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Karl H. Kraus
Harold M. Wotton III
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Tufts University
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Priority claimed from US08/841,529 external-priority patent/US5976133A/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/56—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
    • A61B17/58—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws, setting implements or the like
    • A61B17/60—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws, setting implements or the like for external osteosynthesis, e.g. distractors, contractors
    • A61B17/64—Devices extending alongside the bones to be positioned
    • A61B17/6441—Bilateral fixators, i.e. with both ends of pins or wires clamped
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/16—Bone cutting, breaking or removal means other than saws, e.g. Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
    • A61B17/17—Guides or aligning means for drills, mills, pins or wires
    • A61B17/171—Guides or aligning means for drills, mills, pins or wires for external fixation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/56—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor
    • A61B17/58—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws, setting implements or the like
    • A61B17/60—Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws, setting implements or the like for external osteosynthesis, e.g. distractors, contractors
    • A61B17/64—Devices extending alongside the bones to be positioned
    • A61B17/6466—Devices extending alongside the bones to be positioned with pin-clamps movable along a solid connecting rod

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  • Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Gripping Jigs, Holding Jigs, And Positioning Jigs (AREA)
AU28270/97A 1996-05-06 1997-05-05 External fixator clamp and system Ceased AU710260B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/643512 1996-05-06
US08/643,512 US5746741A (en) 1996-05-06 1996-05-06 External fixator system
US08/841,529 US5976133A (en) 1997-04-23 1997-04-23 External fixator clamp and system
US08/841529 1997-04-23
PCT/US1997/007540 WO1997041790A2 (en) 1996-05-06 1997-05-05 External fixator clamp and system

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AU2827097A AU2827097A (en) 1997-11-26
AU710260B2 true AU710260B2 (en) 1999-09-16

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JP (1) JP2002515782A (ja)
AU (1) AU710260B2 (ja)
CA (1) CA2253810A1 (ja)
WO (1) WO1997041790A2 (ja)

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IT1307909B1 (it) * 1999-01-21 2001-11-29 Medicalplastic S R L Fissatore esterno per ortopedia e traumatologia.
KR100402983B1 (ko) * 2001-01-12 2003-10-22 메딕스얼라인 주식회사 골절 치료용 체외 고정장치
US8523858B2 (en) 2005-06-21 2013-09-03 DePuy Synthes Products, LLC Adjustable fixation clamp and method
US9474551B2 (en) 2010-10-09 2016-10-25 Universidad Del Valle External fixation device adaptable for bone fractures
IT201700048427A1 (it) * 2017-05-04 2018-11-04 Orthofix Srl Sistema di targeting per l’inserzione guidata di un filo guida o di una vite ossea

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US3547113A (en) * 1968-05-01 1970-12-15 Howard M Swanson Orthopedic distraction instrument
GB2069846A (en) * 1980-02-19 1981-09-03 Nat Res Dev External fixation devices for orthopaedic fractures
EP0707832A1 (fr) * 1994-10-12 1996-04-24 Jean-Marie Hardy Fixateur externe

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CH638390A5 (en) * 1979-08-06 1983-09-30 Poldi Spojene Ocelarny Narodni Device for the fixation of bones
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DE9103480U1 (de) * 1990-05-07 1991-06-06 Schmidt, Günter, Dr.med., 4200 Oberhausen Vorrichtung zur Hand- und Fingerskelettstabilisierung bei Frakturen oder Replantationen

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3547113A (en) * 1968-05-01 1970-12-15 Howard M Swanson Orthopedic distraction instrument
GB2069846A (en) * 1980-02-19 1981-09-03 Nat Res Dev External fixation devices for orthopaedic fractures
EP0707832A1 (fr) * 1994-10-12 1996-04-24 Jean-Marie Hardy Fixateur externe

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JP2002515782A (ja) 2002-05-28
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AU2827097A (en) 1997-11-26
CA2253810A1 (en) 1997-11-13

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