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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2017
Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc., Traverse City, MI (US);
Adam Truckey, Suttons Bay, MI (US);
THOMPSON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC., Traverse City, MI (US);
Abstract
A distractor system may include a distractor, a first distraction screw, and a second distraction screw. The first distraction screw includes a proximal end and a distal end having threads that affix the screw to bone. First and second arms are coupled to a crossbar via respective first and second ratchets and are configured to receive respective first and second distraction screws. The first ratchet includes a switch configured to select between ratcheted movement of the first arm along the crossbar toward the second arm and ratcheted movement of the first arm along the crossbar away from the second arm.