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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2019
Stryker European Operations Holdings 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 Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are external fixation frames for correcting bone deformities. The external fixation frames include a top fixation ring and a bottom fixation ring coupled to one another by at least two struts. A half ring is coupled to bottom fixation ring. The bottom fixation ring is u-shaped. One or more rocker members may be coupled to the bottom fixation ring. The half ring may be hingedly coupled to the bottom fixation ring such that it can rotate with respect to the bottom fixation ring from a first position to a second position.