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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Manoj Kumar Singh, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Yves Stephane Crozet, Ramsey, NJ (US);
Vinzenz Andreas Burgherr, Bern, CH;
Mark Thomas Dahl, Afton, MN (US);
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
An external fixation frame for correcting a bone deformity includes a first fixation ring and a second fixation ring. A posterior adjustable length strut couples a posterior portion of the first fixation ring to a posterior portion of the second fixation ring and has universal joint. Medial and lateral adjustable length struts couple medial and lateral portions of the first fixation ring to medial and lateral portions of the second fixation ring respectively, each of the medial and lateral adjustable length struts including a constrained hinge joint. The fixation frame also includes a half ring coupled to the second fixation ring.