Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1998-11-11
2000-12-19
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 57, 606 59, A61B 1760
Patent
active
061622222
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for external fixation of the pelvis includes first and second pluralities of bone screws adapted to be connected to first and second portions of the pelvis, respectively. The apparatus additionally includes a first bone screw clamp for receiving the first plurality of bone screws and a second bone screw clamp for receiving the second plurality of bone screws. Further, the apparatus includes a frame for securing the first bone screw clamp to the second bone screw clamp. The frame includes a transversely extending member which is articulable between a first position and a second position such that the transversely extending member is displaced in an inferior/superior direction when the frame is articulated from the first position to the second position.
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Bailey Kirk J.
Ferreira Rui J.
Mahaffey John Scott
Poka Attila
Buiz Michael
Electro Biology, Inc.
Woo Julian W.
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