Devices and methods for bone fixation
AssigneeRevBio, Inc.
InventorsBrian J. Hess, George W. Kay, Andrey Marchenko, Sourabh Boruah, Michael C. Brown, Bethany Silva, Alan Pollack
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Abstract
Described herein are devices and methods for fixating bone segments, e.g., including the intra-operative or provisional positioning, retention, orientation, or fixation of bone segments to allow injection or placement of an adhesive composition into or around the kerf or space between bone segments until said adhesive composition solidifies or cures.
Claims54
A device for positioning two or more segments or structures, the device comprising:
- one or more base elements;
- a plurality of retaining elements, each retaining element having a first end operatively coupled to one of the one or more base elements and a second end constructed and arranged to hold at least one of the segments or structures;
- and
- one or both of a rail component or hinge component for providing positioning to the two or more segments or structures.
A method of positioning two or more segments or structures, comprising:
- prepositioning the two or more segments or structures in an initial position;
- attaching at least one positioning device to each of the two or more segments or structures;
- distracting the two or more segments or structures such that a gap is created between each of the two or more segments or structures;
- applying a composition to the gap between the two or more segments or structures;
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- repositioning the two or more segments or structures with the applied composition to the initial position, thereby positioning the two or more segments or structures as the composition cures.
A kit for positioning two or more segments or structures, comprising:
- one or more devices or device components for positioning the two or more bone segments or structures;
- and
- an adhesive composition to be applied to the two or more segments or structures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.