Polyaxial pivot housing for external fixation system
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsJeffery T. Cresina, Paul Slagle
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Abstract
A polyaxial pivot housing for an external fixation system, comprising a first plate; a second plate substantially parallel to the first plate; a spherical member positioned between the first and second plates, the spherical member having a threaded post that is configured to attach to a support member of an external fixation frame; and a pivotably rotatable locking arm, the locking arm being configured to orientationally lock the threaded post with respect to the external fixation frame by compressing the first and second plates against the spherical member.
Claims19
A polyaxial pivot housing for an external fixation system, comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate substantially parallel to the first plate;
- a spherical member positioned between the first and second plates, the spherical member having a threaded post that is configured to attach to a support member of an external fixation frame;
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- a pivotably rotatable locking arm, the locking arm being configured to orientationally lock the threaded post with respect to the external fixation frame by compressing the first and second plates against the spherical member.
A polyaxial pivot housing for an external fixation system, comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate substantially parallel to the first plate;
- a locking screw connecting the first and second plates;
- a spherical member positioned between the first and second plates, the spherical member having a threaded post that is configured to attach to a support member of an external fixation frame;
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- a pivotably rotatable locking arm, the locking arm being configured to orientationally lock the threaded post with respect to the external fixation frame by compressing the first and second plates against the spherical member;
- wherein the polyaxial pivot housing has a provisional locking feature and a definitive locking feature, each locking feature being manually actuatable without the use of a tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.