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US 2017/0281234 A1Published application
External fixator assembly
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsSergio Muniz, David R. Jansen, Barclay Davis
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Abstract
External fixator assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. An external fixator system may include a plurality of fixator assemblies configured to connect a plurality of pins, for example, positioned on opposite sides of a fractured bone, with one more rods. The fixator assemblies may include a plurality of clamp assemblies which are configured to rotate relative to one another when the fixator assembly is in an unlocked position.
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An external fixator assembly comprising:
- a first clamp assembly, wherein the first clamp assembly comprises a first upper member and a first lower member operably connected to one another, wherein the first upper member and the first lower member form a first slot in opposition to a second slot;
- a second clamp assembly, wherein the second clamp assembly comprises a second upper member and a second lower member operably connected to one another, wherein the second upper member and the second lower member form a third slot in opposition to a pin or rod free zone;
- a rod received within the first slot or second slot of the first clamp assembly;
- a pin received within the third slot of the second clamp assembly, wherein the pin is sized and configured to extend into a tibial bone.
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An external fixator assembly comprising:
- a first clamp assembly, wherein the first clamp assembly comprises a first upper member and a first lower member operably connected to one another, wherein the first upper member and the first lower member form a first slot in opposition to a second slot;
- a second clamp assembly, wherein the second clamp assembly comprises a second upper member and a second lower member operably connected to one another, wherein the second upper member and the second lower member form a third slot in opposition to a V-shaped recess;
- a rod received within the first slot;
- a pin received within the third slot, wherein the pin is sized and configured to extend in a calcaneus bone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.