Paediatric and adult fixator having a pressure element
AssigneeCambridge Orthopaedic Labs Limited
InventorAli Bajwa
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Abstract
A non-invasive fixator for use in treatment of bone fractures and other injuries is described. The fixator includes articulated bracelets each formed of a plurality of linking elements arranged in a plurality of rows. The elements have complementary linking means to permit linking the rows of elements together in an articulated or fixed relationship. The bracelets are also provided with further components and connector elements which can apply pressure to a fracture or injury site. Certain embodiments are useful for either paediatric or adult use. Also described herein are improvements to certain connector pieces of use in the fixator. Also described is a novel polylattice membrane for medical and therapeutic use.
Claims21
A non-invasive fixator for fixing a fracture or soft tissue injury, the fixator comprising:
- first and second articulated bracelets, each of which is for location around the circumference of a patient's limb;
- each articulated bracelet comprising a plurality of linking elements located in a plurality of rows, wherein said linking elements comprise a means for linking said linking elements within a row and across adjacent rows together in an interchangeably articulated or fixed relationship;
- at least one linking element in each bracelet comprising a connector element having a portion extending laterally from one of said rows, and forming a further linking means to permit linking of further elements to the bracelet extending between the first and second bracelets in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of the rows.
A non-invasive fixator for fixing a fracture or soft tissue injury, the fixator comprising:
- first and second articulated bracelets, each of which is for location around the circumference of a patient's limb;
- each articulated bracelet comprising a plurality of linking elements located in a plurality of rows, wherein said linking elements comprise means for linking said linking elements within a row and across adjacent rows together in an interchangeably articulated or fixed relationship;
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- a fixed bridge having a fixed shape connected to and extending between the first and second bracelets and extending perpendicularly to the direction of the rows, and arranged in use to provide pressure against a limb of a patient at a location between said first and second bracelets.
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