Articulate splint for surgical purposes
AssigneeBlanc GmbH & Co.
InventorFriedhelm Frank
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Abstract
An articulated splint especially a so-called post-operative knee splint including splint anchor bars enclosed in two plaster casts with a reusable joint member detachably connected to the anchor bars. The two anchor bars are connected to a lock plate of the joint by stubs. A screw extending through apertures in the lock plate adjusts the relative angular position of the stubs and thus of the anchor bars.
Claims7
An articulated surgical splint comprising two anchor bars and a joint, said joint including a pair of plates, means securing said plates to each other in spaced parallel relationship, a first stub having a portion received between said plates whereby said first stub is guided thereby, means connecting said first stub to said plates for pivotal movement around an axis perpendicular to the planes of the plates, a second stub secured to said plates, a series of apertures in at least one of said plates and stop means adapted to be set into said apertures for adjusting the relative angular position of said stubs and means for detachably connecting said anchor bars to said stubs.
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