Functional attachment system for osteosynthesis

An improved functional attachment system for osteosynthesis of the type having transfixion studs inserted into the fragments on each side of a fractured bone, holding means cooperating with the studs and sliding telescopic bars cooperating with the holding means for anchoring the fragments on each side of the fracture, with the holding means being articulated joints connecting the telescopic bars to jaws, the jaws holding the transfixion studs, wherein the improvements comprise:

• (a) the jaws for holding transfixion studs having an upper plate attached to one of the jaws;
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• (b) the upper plate has a device for holding the telescopic bars having:
• (i) a circular housing defining a concave cavity, with a circular groove in the cavity,
• (ii) a pair of opposed housing plates, each plate having a flange adapted for cooperation with the cavity groove such that the plates are rotatable in the groove and captured relative to the axis of rotation, and a convex surface adapted for contact with the housing cavity,
• (iii) an elongated hole defined by each plate, said elongated holes being slot means which permit rapid parallel alignment of said sliding telescopic bars,
• (iv) a pair of opposing disks having diametrically opposed channels on their inner faces adapted for receipt of a telescopic bar, and stub shafts on their outer faces adapted for slidable and rotatable insertion into the elongated holes of said housing plates;
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• (v) screw means attached to the two housing plates for drawing the plates and disks together, thereby rigidly positioning a telescopic bar relative to the device for holding the transfixion studs.