Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.

Stephen M Herrington

Jeffrey Allen Duncan

Kevin T Stone

Brian S Schumacher

Shon David Steger

Dennis Cirino

Steven Crow

An elongated plate for coupling severed bone regions comprising at least one bridge region, the at least one bridge region terminating in at least two bone fixation regions. The at least two bone fixation regions each contain at least one aperture for receiving a suitable fastening device for securing the elongated plate to the bone regions to be coupled. The bridge region may be configured so as to be easily severed by a suitable severing device such as surgical scissors. The elongated plate and fastening device may be formed from a bio-compatible or bio-resorbable material.

Method and apparatus for bone fracture fixation

This invention relates to a set of surgical instruments for use in reattachment of a cranial flap using a cranial clamp having a base, a cap and a stem. The set of surgical instruments includes an applier instrument, a stem holder instrument and a stem cutter instrument. The applier instrument slidably receives a portion of the stem and moves the cap relative to the base. The applier instrument includes a handle, a trigger and a barrel configured as a gun-style instrument, as well as includes an engagement mechanism having a contoured surface that matingly engages a contoured surface on a portion of the stem. The stem holder instrument engages and holds a portion of the stem. The stem holder instrument includes a pair of handles and a lock mechanism that may be locked upon squeezing a pair of handles once and be opened upon squeezing the pair of handles once again. The stem cutter instrument removes a portion of the stem from the cranial clamp. The stem cutter instrument includes a capture mechanism which retains a sheared portion of the stem.

Method and apparatus for reattachment of a cranial flap using a cranial clamp

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Orange Park, FL, United States of America

Stephen M Herrington