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US 2017/0281235 A1Published application
Adjustable External Fixator
AssigneeE-Da Hospital
InventorsTing-Sheng LIN, Ching-Hou MA, Jiun-Ru JIANG
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an adjustable external fixator which can be utilized in bone transport or bone lengthening. The adjustable external fixator includes a body, a positioning member, a bone coupling member, and a threaded rod. The body includes a slideway. At least one of the positioning member and the bone coupling member is slidably coupled to the slideway of the body.
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An adjustable external fixator, comprising:
- a body having opposite first and second ends and a first direction extending from the first end toward the second end, wherein the body comprises a fixation portion adjacent to the first end and away from the second end, and wherein the body further comprises a slideway extending in the first direction from the fixation portion;
- a positioning member arranged at the body, wherein the positioning member comprises a screw hole penetrating through the positioning member in the first direction;
- a bone coupling member arranged at the slideway of the body, wherein the bone coupling member comprises at least one bone coupling hole having an extending direction not parallel to the first direction, and wherein the positioning member is located between the fixation portion of the body and the bone coupling member;
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- a threaded rod comprising a threaded section fastened with the screw hole of the positioning member, wherein an end of the threaded rod is adapted to abut against the bone coupling member, and wherein at least one of the positioning member and the bone coupling member is slidably coupled to the slideway of the body.
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