GB2482670A - Bone fracture clip - Google Patents

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GB2482670A
GB2482670A GB201013298A GB201013298A GB2482670A GB 2482670 A GB2482670 A GB 2482670A GB 201013298 A GB201013298 A GB 201013298A GB 201013298 A GB201013298 A GB 201013298A GB 2482670 A GB2482670 A GB 2482670A
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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
    • A61B17/68—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin
    • A61B17/80—Cortical plates, i.e. bone plates; Instruments for holding or positioning cortical plates, or for compressing bones attached to cortical plates
    • A61B17/8085—Cortical plates, i.e. bone plates; Instruments for holding or positioning cortical plates, or for compressing bones attached to cortical plates with pliable or malleable elements or having a mesh-like structure, e.g. small strips
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/064—Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue
    • A61B17/0642—Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue for bones, e.g. for osteosynthesis or connecting tendon to bone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • 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
    • A61B17/68—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin
    • 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
    • A61B17/68—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin
    • A61B17/80—Cortical plates, i.e. bone plates; Instruments for holding or positioning cortical plates, or for compressing bones attached to cortical plates
    • 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
    • A61B17/68—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin
    • A61B17/82—Internal fixation devices, including fasteners and spinal fixators, even if a part thereof projects from the skin for bone cerclage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/08—Wound clamps or clips, i.e. not or only partly penetrating the tissue ; Devices for bringing together the edges of a wound
    • A61B17/083—Clips, e.g. resilient

Abstract

A fracture clip comprising clamping portions 5, 6. The clamp is applied with a detachable applicator having arms 3 and 4. The surgeon applies a compressive force to applicator arms 3, 4 in order to open up clamping portions 5, 6. The device is then positioned around the bone. Three windows 8, 9, 10 are cut out of the fracture clip and allow visualisation of fracture reduction 7. The applicator arms can then be removed by applying a compressive force at 11, 12, 13 and 14.

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Fracture ctp fixator When small and moderately sized bones of the upper limb, such as the radius, ulna, and phalanges are fractured, the options include operative management, of which radius and ulnar fractures would be fixed by way of a plate and screws, either side of the fracture. The same could be used for phalanx fractures or k-wire fixation could be applied. If however the fractures were stable, a conservative approach could be used by way of manipulation under anaesthetic and immobilisation. The problems with operative management by way of plate and screw fixation of a fracture, include the drilling of holes for screws, which weaken bone and create a stress riser through which fracture can occur. Periprosthetic fractures can involve further highly invasive procedures to rectify the fracture.
Also screws can become loose and back out causing local irritation and pain.
Also plate and screw fixation is several points of fixation via plate and screws, therefore there is more than 1 mode of failure i.e the plate could fail or the screws could fail.
A further problem with this type of fixation is infection during fracture healing which leaves the dilemma of removing the metal work before fracture union, or allowing the infection to continue but trying damage limitation by way of antibiotics and washout A further problem can be with coniniinuted fractures, and the inability to hold the fracture fragments with enough continuity to allow stable union To overcome these problems the present invention overcomes the problems described above, No holes would need to be drilled and therefore no man made stress risers within the bone creating points of fracture created. This invention can also be removed and replaced without any interference to osteosynthesis. Just as you would replace the liner in an infective total knee or hip replacement. This would help resolve any infection, because the clip could be removed to allow a thorough washout and debridement. It would then be replaced with a fresh clip without interference to bone stock. Finally as this invention is a clip it serves as a containing device thus giving additional stability to comminuted fractures. The invention is also one continuous unit causing absolute stability of fracture fixation by compression of the fracture site, thus there would be only 1 mode of failure.
This invention would maintain the length, alignment and rotation of a fracture.
This invention can be applied to any bone with a shaft in the human body.
An example of the invention can be described by referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 shows the traditional means of fixation and how a fracture could present Figure 2 shows how a fracture could be fixed according to the invention The fracture clip which can be made from biologically inert material would be at compression 1 and 2. This would require the surgeon to apply a compressive force to 3and 4 in order to open up 5 and 6. The clip would then be applied over the reduced fracture site 7. You can then look through the window of 8, 9 and/or 10 to check that the fracture is adequately reduced. 3 and 4 which are the applicators (there are 2, one for the top of the clip and one for the bottom) can then be removed by applying a compressive force to 11,12,13,14.
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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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GB1517161A (en) * 1975-08-21 1978-07-12 Raghava M Implant apparatus for repairing bone fractures
SU1049054A1 (en) * 1982-07-16 1983-10-23 Новокузнецкий Государственный Ордена Трудового Красного Знамени Институт Усовершенствования Врачей Apparatus for osteosynthesis of oblique and comminuted fractures of tubular bones
WO2004019757A2 (en) * 2002-08-29 2004-03-11 Loubert Suddaby Spinal facet fixation device
US20080103512A1 (en) * 2006-10-23 2008-05-01 G&L Consulting, Llc Clamping system and method for fusing vertebral elements in a spine

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1517161A (en) * 1975-08-21 1978-07-12 Raghava M Implant apparatus for repairing bone fractures
SU1049054A1 (en) * 1982-07-16 1983-10-23 Новокузнецкий Государственный Ордена Трудового Красного Знамени Институт Усовершенствования Врачей Apparatus for osteosynthesis of oblique and comminuted fractures of tubular bones
WO2004019757A2 (en) * 2002-08-29 2004-03-11 Loubert Suddaby Spinal facet fixation device
US20080103512A1 (en) * 2006-10-23 2008-05-01 G&L Consulting, Llc Clamping system and method for fusing vertebral elements in a spine

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