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US 2014/0228899 A1Published application
Orthopedic compression/distraction device
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsBrian THOREN, Daniel McCORMICK, Wesley REED, Thomas CRAMER, Gary LOWERY, David HARNESS
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Abstract
An orthopedic device configured for use as a compressor or a distractor is provided. The device has two arm members and a locking sleeve for securely holding an elongated pin is attached to each of the two arm members. The locking sleeve are hingeably connected to the outer end of each of the two arm members by a biaxial hinge block, wherein the biaxial hinge block is configured to allow the locking sleeve to swivel in two different directions about two orthogonally oriented axes.
Claims28
An orthopedic device comprising:
- an elongated body having first and second ends;
- a first arm member attached to and extending away from said first end and terminating at an outer end;
- a second arm member extending from said elongated body and having a base portion and an outer end, wherein the base portion is configured and adapted to engage the elongated body and allow the second arm member to be longitudinally movable along said elongated body, said second arm member extending from the elongated body in the same direction as the first arm member;
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- a locking sleeve hingeably connected to the outer end of each of the first and second arm members by a biaxial hinge block, wherein the locking sleeve is configured for receiving and locking on to an elongated pin and said biaxial hinge block is configured to allow each of the locking sleeve to swivel in two different directions with respect to its corresponding arm member about two orthogonally oriented swivel axes.
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An assembly comprising:
- a biaxial hinge block;
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- a locking sleeve, wherein the biaxial hinge block and the locking sleeve are configured to hingeably connect the locking sleeve to an arm member of an orthopedic device, said biaxial hinge block being configured to allow the locking sleeve to swivel in two different directions with respect to the arm member about two orthogonally oriented swivel axes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.