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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2020
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Kian-Ming Wong, Lakeland, TN (US);
Freddie Lobianco, Gulfport, MS (US);
Jeffrey Loveland, Sparta, TN (US);
Mario Cala, Coral Cables, FL (US);
Robert Brarens, Cincinnati, OH (US);
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An orthopedic device is disclosed that includes a threaded elongated shaft having a length, a regular polygon cross-section, and a longitudinal axis defined therethrough, wherein the elongated shaft having side surfaces extending over the length of the elongated shaft wherein each side surface corresponds to each of the sides of the regular polygon cross-section; and a pair of clamps releasably clamped on to the threaded elongated shaft, wherein each of the clamps is configured for holding up to two bone fixation pins in an orientation that is non-parallel with the longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft.