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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Brace, Lansdale, PA (US);
William N. Woodburn, Sr., Mantua, NJ (US);
Carl Peter Cornelius, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/8047 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); A61B 17/8071 (2013.01); A61B 17/863 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular bone fixation linkage includes a plurality of interconnected links that can angulate with respect to an adjacent one of the links in-plane or out-of-plane. The links can further include fixation holes that are configured to receive fixation members that secure the links to an underlying anatomical structure.