US 2025/0082489 A1 · PAEDIATRIC AND ADULT FIXATOR HAVING A PRESSURE ELEMENT

Abstract

A non-invasive fixator for use in treatment of bone fractures and other injuries is described. The fixator includes articulated bracelets each formed of a plurality of linking elements arranged in a plurality of rows. The elements have complementary linking means to permit linking the rows of elements together in an articulated or fixed relationship. The bracelets are also provided with further components and connector elements which can apply pressure to a fracture or injury site. Certain embodiments are useful for either paediatric or adult use. Also described herein are improvements to certain connector pieces of use in the fixator. Also described is a novel polylattice membrane for medical and therapeutic use.

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Dependent claims

A non-invasive fixator for fixing a fracture or soft tissue injury, the fixator comprising:

first and second articulated bracelets, each of which is for location around the circumference of a patient's limb;
each articulated bracelet comprising a plurality of linking elements located in a plurality of rows, wherein said linking elements have complementary linking means to permit linking said rows of linking elements together in an interchangeably articulated or fixed relationship;
at least one linking element in each bracelet comprising a connector element having a portion extending laterally from one of said rows, and forming a further linking means to permit linking of further elements to the bracelet in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of the rows.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Paediatric and adult fixator having a pressure element

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Paediatric and adult fixator having a pressure element

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Abstract

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