Surgical device for open reduction of bone fractures

Details Surgical device for open reduction of bone fractures Surgical device for open reduction of bone fractures

Filed on

1991-02-04

Date issued

1992-07-28

Examiner

Hafer, Robert A.

Patent Class

Surgery

SubClass

Instruments

SubSubClass

Orthopedic instrumentation

Other Related Categories

606 53, A61F 504

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

051337150

Description

ABSTRACT:
A device for use in open reduction of a bone fracture includes a first member for affixing to a first portion of a fractured bone; a second member for affixing to a second portion of the fractured bone separated from the first portion thereof as a result of the fracture; and a retaining element for retaining the first and second elements in a predetermined spaced relation such that the first and second portions of the fractured bone are thereby held together in their normal anatomical positions, the retaining element including a clamping device for clamping to at least one of the first and second elements for retaining the same in the predetermined spaced relation.

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